Metallic siding, cantilevers and a rolling window supported by counterweights that slides into the ground characterise Caddy Shack in Austin by Olson Kundig.
Positioned in Austin, Texas, the rusted steel-clad residence was accomplished for a retired skilled golfer. It makes use of a stilt system to hover above a ravine in a suburban neighbourhood.
The primary entry is on the high of the slope. A lot of the residing areas are on this center degree, which is accessed from a bridge on the similar elevation as the road.
Guests enter straight into the house’s open-concept kitchen, residing, and eating room – a big area overlooking the ravine beneath.
“My favourite a part of this challenge is how the constructing engages the location,” mentioned Olson Kundig principal Tom Kundig.
“We have been in a position to very surgically insert the house into the ravine, leaving the panorama in its pure state as a lot as doable.”
“Because of this, we delivered a home that serves the life-style of our shopper and creates a brilliant thrilling perch to look out over the hills to the town of Austin past,” the architect added.
Throughout the residing space, a big glass wall affords views of downtown Austin.
Right here, a hand-operated wheel permits the wall to decrease into the place of a guardrail. The counterweights have been left uncovered to “have a good time the engineering” of the “kinetic component”.
A pair of doorways lead out onto a cantilevered deck, which comprises a pool and scorching tub.
“This atmosphere simply transitions outdoors to a beneficiant deck with a pool and scorching tub,” mentioned the studio.
“A thick panel of clear acrylic on the far finish of the pool creates further views from the water.”
The house counts 4 bedrooms in whole. The first suite is on the primary degree, in an adjoining, cantilevered wing that faces the pool and deck.
This quantity comprises an higher flooring, with two visitor bedrooms and as many loos. Within the partial decrease degree, there’s one other bed room.
“Beneath the main bedroom, a visitor suite takes benefit of the empty quantity between residence and hillside, hanging suspended from above,” Olson Kundig defined.
The interiors are characterised by wood-lined flooring and ceilings, that are complemented by customized metal accents.
The staircase that connects the degrees is fabricated from bespoke bent metal plates, a element that’s replicated all through the house in fixtures and different gear.
“This remedy is repeated within the customized, built-in parts all through the powder room and research, together with a bent metal vainness and sink, trophy case and desk,” mentioned Olson Kundig.
Olson Kundig was based in 1966. The studio’s work ceaselessly consists of movable metal parts similar to outsized doorways or sliding panels, similar to in a seaside home in Australia fronted by operable shutters and a distant residence in Tofino topped with a dramatic cantilever.
The images is by Aaron Leitz.
Challenge credit:
Challenge group: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, design principal; Bob Jakubik, AIA, LEED® AP, challenge supervisor; Will Kemper, challenge architect; Laina Navarro, inside design; Mark Richardson, architectural employees; Francesca Krisli, inside design employees
Normal contractor: Jon Luce Builder
Civil engineer: Blyel Engineering
Structural engineer: PCS Structural Options
Kinetic fabrication: KB Architectural Providers
Customized lighting: Resolute Lighting
