ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 8 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/444551/ballard-aperture-house-first-lamp-architecture-and-construction Fri, 08 Nov 2013 01:00:00 +0000 Daniel Sánchez https://www.archdaily.com/444551/ballard-aperture-house-first-lamp-architecture-and-construction Modern urban homes are a push against the increasing complexity of urban life. We depend on our homes to balance our life against the outside world. When we arrive home, we need a filter – a place that welcomes us while holding at bay the chaos of the world behind us.  From inside, our view becomes sharpened because we have respite from the magnitude of its influence. 

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/444532/badger-mountain-house-first-lamp-architecture-and-construction Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:00:00 +0000 Daniel Sánchez https://www.archdaily.com/444532/badger-mountain-house-first-lamp-architecture-and-construction Set on the foot of Badger Mountain in Richland Washington, this house draws its design influence from both the natural landscape and the clean lines of traditional Japanese architecture.  While the project's primary goal is to answer the growing family's need for additional space, efforts to capture the sweeping views of the Columbia River and connect to the surrounding landscape give this home its shape and orientation. The major spaces are aligned in a simple plan that is arranged perpendicular to the slope of the hillside, minimizing site impact and maximizing views to the north. The south-facing side of the home opens to an outdoor pool and observation area that offers views of the Peak of Badger Mountain. 

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