Vía: Taylor and Miller Architecture

This residence in Western Massachusetts maintains a dualistic relationship with the lake against which it is nestled. When seen from the street, the house is abstract in form, showing no aperture or puncture. As one steps down the walking path and towards the lake, however, the house opens itself up. A singular stacked timber wall, serving as both retaining wall for the landscape in which the home is embedded and as a primary enclosure for the home, becomes punctured intensely as the home turns towards the lake. A series of sleeves act as spatial leaks, breaking through the timber and allowing the interior spaces to reach out to the lake in the form of very specific views.

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Vía: Studio PROTOTYPE

«In the middle of a one of the most beautiful dune landscapes in the Netherlands lies Schoorl, a small village surrounded by an almost surreal landscape, serene nature and magnificent views and vistas. At the end of one of the many avenues with high trees, a dark silhouette has risen. A modern interpretation of a typical farm for a family to live. Volumes pierce through the main mass, a sculptural entity.
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