Round House / Feldman Architecture

Round House / Feldman Architecture - Exterior Photography
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Los Altos Hills, United States
  • Partner In Charge: Steven Stept
  • Project Manager: Anjali Iyer
  • Designer: Humbeen Geo
  • Arborist: Urban Tree Management
  • General Contractor : Baywest Builders
  • City: Los Altos Hills
  • Country: United States
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Round House / Feldman Architecture - Exterior Photography
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Text description provided by the architects. Tucked away in Los Altos Hills, the aptly named Round House is a geometrically unique structure; one of a few similarly shaped homes built in California in the 60s. The clients fell in love with this quirky circular house and initially planned a modest remodel. Soon after moving in, the pair recognized the inefficiencies of their new home - low window eaves curiously obstructed the otherwise spectacular views, spurring their desire to open and modernize the design. Our team set out to craft a respectful enrichment of the home’s original form, focusing on a site-sensitive response to the steep, challenging plot.

Round House / Feldman Architecture - Exterior Photography
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Perched atop a precipitous site, the structure has 180-degree views with a deck that runs around its perimeter. The original central courtyard, once open-to-sky, transformed into the kitchen – an appropriate gesture for an aspiring baker and a family of food enthusiasts. A large circular skylight streams daylight into the kitchen, creating a makeshift sundial that illuminates different sections of custom curved casework throughout the day. 

Round House / Feldman Architecture - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Windows, Chair
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Round House / Feldman Architecture - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Chair
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From the main entrance, visitors can effortlessly progress through the open plan living room, kitchen, and spacious deck before circumnavigating the house via a wrap-around walkway. A concentric hallway traces the kitchen, leading to discrete pie-shaped rooms carefully arranged to demarcate private from the public space.

Round House / Feldman Architecture - Exterior Photography, Door
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Round House / Feldman Architecture - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Facade, Windows
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An outdoor deck is strategically carved out at the intersection of the living room and kitchen – framing sprawling views of the South Bay. Tall, curved pocket doors vanish into the walls, asserting a seamless indoor-outdoor connection. The modest perimeter deck allows outdoor access from all the bedrooms, while curved landscape walls radiate outward and into thoughtful softscape. 

Round House / Feldman Architecture - Exterior Photography
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A Japanese style of charred wood siding, called Shou Sugi Ban, seamless concrete floors, crisp curved white walls, and minimalist interiors let the colorful and dramatic views speak first. Due to the challenges of its circular form, the project team had to look for creative solutions in each aspect of the venture. Most conventional solutions favor straight geometry, which made for a refreshing intervention that is an honest response to the constraints of this unique project.

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Cite: "Round House / Feldman Architecture" 05 Jan 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/974623/round-house-feldman-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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