Austerlitz, New York, United States
Anmahian Winton Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
A new house, guesthouse, and garage form a community of buildings on a rural hilltop site, evoking a rural homestead. The buildings define a formal courtyard that opens to specific views of the
Berkshire and
Catskill Mountains. Copper, wood, and
bluestone are the primary materials, deployed to affect a minimal and sculptural vocabulary. The buildings are embedded to varying degree within the rocky topography, and bluestone walls weave between architecture and landscape to reinforce their integration.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
The project is guided by
sustainable design goals to conserve energy and water, to restore the site to its natural state, and to integrate mechanical systems that take best advantage of the project locale. Wind turbines will produce enough electricity for daily operation of the house, and a geothermal well will greatly reduce reliance on
fossil fuels, including those which would normally be used to heat the pool and spa. The buildings are insulated with high performance, bio-based foam insulation, and finish material selection is guided by analysis of location,
embodied energy cost, and life/crecycling onsiderations.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jane Messinger |
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| floor plan 01--drawing Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects |
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| floor plan 02--drawing Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects |
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| floor plan 03--drawing Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects |
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| elevation 01--drawing Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects |
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| elevation 02drawing Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects |
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| section--drawing Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects |
The people
Architects: Anmahian Winton Architects
Location: Austerlitz, NY, United States
Contractor: Lou Boxer Builder, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Richmond So Engineering
Project Area: 7,000 sq ft
Project Year: 2008
Photographer: Jane Messinger
via:archdaily
