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Architects
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Location
Nashville, United States -
Lead Architect
Stephen Kanner -
Project Designer
David Ellien -
Project Architect
Alex Dunn -
Project Manager
John Mebasser -
Structural Engineer
Ruth Alwes -
Civil/Grading Engineer
Littlejohn Engineering Associates -
Contractor
Bill Saunders Inc -
Glazing Contractor
Dale Incorporated -
Client
Breezy Salmon -
Area
557.0 m2 -
Project Year
2009 -
Photographs
Text description provided by the architects. Responding to the client’s desire for a home that would stand out from its site as a sculpture in the landscape, Nashville House provides an opportunity to design a modern home in a city with a history of traditional architecture. Follow the break for more photographs of this house by Kanner Architects.
The vivid white form eases itself into the natural site with the help of wood panel cladding. Situated on a steeply sloping site, through strategic programming, the house’s vertical structure belies its lean, horizontal appearance. The top two living levels are cantilevered over the lower two containing the home theater and garage. The placement of a porte-cochere directs visitors up the slope and drops them among the two main levels of the house.
The master bedroom, contained in the upper-most level along with the library/study and a second bedroom, overlooks the living room below. Through an expansive wall of glass and trees beyond, it receives a view of downtown Nashville.
