A residence built with rather than on the land.
CHALLENGE
The goal of this project was to integrate a new residence into the landscape and ecology of Pine Pond in Upstate New York, creating a living environment that emerges as an integral part of the surroundings and strengthens the local ecosystem.
INNOVATION
The ground floor of the residence made of rough stone collected on site is recessed into the hillside. Above, a box of steel, wood, and glass sits at an angle, twisted to procure a direct view of the lake and to capture maximum sunlight.
The house’s infrastructural center resides in a generative core that, although originating on the ground floor, achieves its full form and function in the volume above. This core, or armature’ is a centrally located “smart structure” integrating washing, bathing, cooking, and heating & cooling systems, as well as a central audio system.