AECCafe: GOLDENEYE in Virginia by Reader & Swartz Architects

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Sanjay Gangal
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GOLDENEYE in Virginia by Reader & Swartz Architects

April 10th, 2015 by Sanjay Gangal

Article source: Reader & Swartz Architects

On a steep mountainside in the Appalachian Mountains, a modern lair will be created. The approach road curves in and out, following the mountain’s topography. The road affords, and then takes away, views of the sleek, modern box through the trees and around the topography.

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Architects: Reader & Swartz Architects
Project: GOLDENEYE
Location: Bayse, Virginia
Interior Design: Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C., Client, Jamie Palmera, Studio Palmera Washington, D.C.
Structural Engineer: Structural Concepts Inc. Winchester, Virginia
Mechanical Engineer: FHC Engineering, P.C., Winchester, Virginia

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Three shed volumes of the house cling to the side of the mountain. As allowed by the steep slope of the landscape, the three volumes are simultaneously carved into the mountain, and also become a tree house above the mountain and its foliage. Entry into the house is at the upper level, where the living, dining, and kitchen shed volume is flanked by the master bedroom and the screened porch wings. Each area of this main upper level opens to the treetops and the lake below. The lower level contains guest bedrooms, a library, and a balcony under the prow.

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The house is a tight- fisted machine for (weekend) living. A James Bond outpost built on a ‘B’ movie budget. The structure is 2 x 6 framing, prefabricated parallel chord wood trusses, cement board, corrugated steel, and split face CMU. Interiors are by IKEA.

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Tags: US, Virginia

Category: House

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