Skyline House / Terry & Terry Architecture

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  • Architects: Terry & Terry Architecture: Terry & Terry Architecture
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2700 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Bruce Damonte
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Grohe, Acor, Contrast Lighting, Fleetwood, Hafele, Lumiere Lighting, Sozo Cabinets, Tobias Grau, Toto
Skyline House  / Terry & Terry Architecture - Windows, Door, Facade, Beam, Patio, Courtyard
© Bruce Damonte

Text description provided by the architects. This project is a rebuild of an existing post 1991 fire-storm house. Situated high on top of the Eastbay mountain range overlooking the city of Oakland, the site has unobstructed view’s toward the southwest Bay and Golden Gate. It was designed for a young family, who desired an open plan home that embraced the views of the bay and a connection to the existing garden.

Skyline House  / Terry & Terry Architecture - Windows, Beam, Chair, Deck
© Bruce Damonte
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Skyline House  / Terry & Terry Architecture - Table, Chair, Beam, Deck
© Bruce Damonte

The property has large redwood trees at the two longitudinal sides of the property, thus channeling ones focus from the front garden area to the to back views. The design consists of shrouding the open common space in a wood tube that connects the garden in the front to the viewing deck off the living space at the rear. Situated near the top of the mountain range, about 1800 feet above sea level the site is confronted with extreme weather and wide temperature swings. The roof of the tube form is warped out creating a large ventilation volume for the living space echoing the wisps of the coastal fog flowing inward, thus cooling the interior with the afternoon breezes. The main living space becomes the connector of the two contrasting outdoor spaces.

Skyline House  / Terry & Terry Architecture - Facade, Beam, Deck
© Bruce Damonte

Working with the existing floor plan the design transformed the kitchen area to open out and connect to the front yard garden and forming an outdoor dining area. A concrete planter/bench was placed to further define the outdoor garden space. Opposite of the remodeled kitchen the interior dining space seamlessly opens out to the viewing deck creating one large open space and extending the roof structure as a trellis to shelter the space from the direct sun. A new stair connects the main floor with the lower ground floor continuing the wood tube down through a crevasse to a media/projection room, bedroom and office area.

Skyline House  / Terry & Terry Architecture - Table, Beam, Windows, Chair
© Bruce Damonte

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Cite: "Skyline House / Terry & Terry Architecture" 23 May 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/871789/skyline-house-terry-and-terry-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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