Copper House / Della Valle Bernheimer

Aug 2010

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Architects: Della Valle Bernheimer
Location: Town of Hillsdale, Columbia County, NY, USA
Partner in Charge: Andrew Bernheimer
Project Manager: Erik Helgen
Project Team: Brian Butterfield
Client: Andrew, Nicole, and Isaac Bernheimer
Contractor: Andrew Bernheimer with Dean Contracting
Project Area: 2,590 sq ft
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Richard Barnes

ground floor plan

sun diagram

The Copper House is located in the Hudson Valley on a wooded, six-acre site two hours north of New York City. Clad almost entirely in corrugated copper siding and a mixture of flat-seam and standing seam copper roofing, the skin will age and develop a patina that reflects time through material changes. The three-bedroom house features distinctive, sculpted south-facing skylights that allow light into various public and private spaces.

The ground floor contains two bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, and a home office. An eight-foot tall, 30-foot-long, open bookshelf system runs the length of the ground floor creating a sense of delineation between rooms, while retaining visual connections across the various spaces. The second floor contains a master bedroom, playroom, and attic space, with windows overlooking the sculpted copper skylights.

Products in this project

Bathroom Equipment: California Faucets, RIFRA

Bathroom plumbing fixtures by California Faucets
Bathroom cabinets by RIFRA
Bathroom plumbing fittings by RIFRA

Construction materials, Semi-finished materials: Colonial

Hardware by Colonial

Facades: Uniclad

Cooper by Uniclad

Floor: Stone Source, Pheoneix Organics, Flor

Flooring: ceramic tile, stone or concrete by Stone Source
Flooring: wood by Pheoneix Organics
Flooring: carpet by Flor

Joinery: Velux , Veld-wen

Skylights/roof windows by Velux
Windows by Veld-wen

Kitchen Equipment: Schiffini, General Electrics, KWL, Bosch

Kitchen plumbing fittings by Schiffini
Cooktop by General Electrics
Refrigerator by General Electrics
Oven by General Electrics
Kitchen plumbing fixtures by KWL
Countertops by Schiffini
Kitchen cabinets by Schiffini
Dishwasher by Bosch

Lighting, Heating, Home/building automation: Lightolier

Lighting fixtures by Lightolier

Roof: Firestone Building Products

Roofing by Firestone Building Products

Walls: Benjamin Moore

Paints by Benjamin Moore

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: © Richard Barnes

: site plan

: ground floor plan

: second floor plan

: sun diagram

* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

Cite:
Saieh , Nico . "Copper House / Della Valle Bernheimer" 14 Aug 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 10 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/72886>

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Jake says:

Simple. Unique. Affordable. More architecture like this is needed for the masses (or suburbs).

# August 15, 2010 at 00:33

Brendan says:

I note that the word “beautiful” would never be used to describe this house.

# August 16, 2010 at 10:45

Sorry for the double comment, it looked like my first comment wasn’t posted for some reason but now it’s there. Not trying to beat a dead horse.

# August 16, 2010 at 10:46

up_today_arch says:

If the owner satisfied by this house – why not… In generally, it is something new in kinds of houses, not so beauty but different.

# August 16, 2010 at 11:36

ozmoto says:

If I had paid to have this designed and built, then drove home to this image every evening I would cry…. but then again it does have sky lights.

# August 16, 2010 at 13:09

Bran says:

I absolutely love the design and choice of materials. It does take a certain individual to want a house like this, but I guess I am one of those people.

# August 30, 2010 at 15:21

shiftA says:

Superbe architecture!

# September 3, 2010 at 09:30

Rutland Copper says:

Perhaps different copper panels could have been used than the corrugated ones to make exterior more attractive. A combination of shiny raw copper panels, pre-patinated green copper panels and more glazing would enhance the facade. A mix of copper and natural stone outside and inside would give it more character as well.

# October 26, 2010 at 10:29

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