Orchard House

Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio

Orchard House is the transformation of a tired, 1980's contemporary house into a modern, sustainable interpretation of vernacular agricultural design. The massing is direct and reductive, with familiar geometries from both utilitarian and modern forms. The elongated gabled volumes sit atop a wood plinth and merge with the site through steel trellises, bridges, stairs, and landscape interventions. The open trellises, skeletal carport, and weathered decking recall varying states of transformation and renewal germane to an agrarian landscape.

Orchard House
© Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Orchard House
Photo © Cesar Rubio
Architects
CARY BERNSTEIN ARCHITECT
Year
2018
Project Status
Built
Team
Stephen Zecher, Charles Boyd
General Contractor
Tomrose Construction, Inc.

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