The design team’s intent was to create a 12,000 square foot
residence, similar in scale and character as the clients’ New York
loft. Significant effort was made to resist repeating the typically
conservative style of Castle Pines Village – create a modern and
sophisticated piece of architecture, suited for the clients’ modern
and sophisticated personalities.
The Architecture was intended to be ambient, in that it was
secondary to, and served as a backdrop for the rest of the site.
The building wanted to relate to and compliment the site’s
meticulously manicured landscape – Japanese Gardens, ponds,
pathways, and architectural feature.
Given the size and scale of the project, the site – a long slender
lot with significant grade change – became a challenging factor
during design. Developing the building’s massing became a crucial
exercise in delicately fitting the program onto the site while creating
the illusion of a smaller structure.
In order to best respond to the site and relate the structure to
its context, the entry point into the house needed to be a full
story lower in elevation than the arrival point onto the site, thus
resulting in the challenge of gracefully bringing the home owners
and visitors alike down to the front door through a landscaped
outdoor room.
The interior spaces are laid-out in a horizontal format with clean
modern lines, carrying the language of the exterior inside. There
is a strong and deliberate dialog between the exterior and interior
spaces created within this project.
The materials throughout include exposed integrally colored boardformed
concrete, steel, glass, cedar, oak, bamboo and stucco.