This hilltop residence, located at the edge of a wooded knoll in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has expansive southern and western views.  Approaching the house through these woods, one arrives at a striking single story façade of corten steel in a wood frame. A hint of the views is provided through the glass door, but it is not until entry that the full impact of the hilltop views can be experienced. The rear glass walls, which face West and South, are shielded by large overhangs and open to rolling farmland below and the mountains beyond.

View from southwestern valley - Photograph by Daniel Levin

• Architect: SPG Architects
• Name of Project: Leicester House
• Location: Greater Asheville, North Carolina
• Software used: Designed in FormZ and rendered with Cinema

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