ELEMENTS LIKE SLIDING GLASS DOORS,
big pivot doors and oversize windows
open up a home and connect it to the
environment in a natural way. In many ways,
simply opening up the doors and windows
will invite and allow a much more healthful
interior environment. Passage ways or
widows that allow us to see and physically
leave our buildings and be in the landscape
is positive.
This light filled home takes full advantage
of its tree-filled location between a hillside
and a canyon road in the mountains. The
home was designed to celebrate the
Marmol Radziner
EXPANSIVE WINDOWS AND DOORS
WELCOME VIEWS, NATURAL LIGHT
AND VENTILATION
natural environment and foster a strong
indoor-outdoor connection. Much of the
house opens up to the landscape in the
form of sliding glass doors and walls.
We can see how the home also connects
to the landscape through views. The dark
interior allows the grasses and sycamore
trees outside to pop in the interior living
spaces, creating an almost painting-like
effect. Deep roof overhangs pull in the
landscape even more, and along with the
building's orientation protect the home
from solar gain.
