Houzz Tour: Natural Beauty in the Blue Ridge Mountains - Many considerations go into Determining where to live and where to build a house. For much of our lives, jobs and schools are a Determining Factor, goal --other things come to the fore later - Nature, climate and nearby amenities. For a pair of Connecticut empty nesters originally from England, natural beauty and proximity to international an airport for flying to the major UK Were
They Bought a spacious plot of land close to the Blue Ridge Mountains. - Horse country, yet aussi near Charlotte, North Carolina, with ict airport. They Worked with design-build architect Rob Carlton to create a modern home icts That takes advantage of gorgeous location. Let's take a tour of the house:
Houzz at a Glance
Who live here Husband and wife
Location: North Carolina, USA
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The house is laid out like a flattened U gold chevron, consistant of the main part of the house at one end (right side in this photo) and the master bedroom on the --other end (left side). A glass corridor next to a wide terrace area links the two parts of the house.
Here we are looking at the south side of the house, qui opens Itself up for views and sunlight, while an overhanging roof helps with summer shading. From here we can grasp the horizontal layering of the house: a wooden roofs sit Above walls of wood, glass and the occasional weathered steel, all Above a stone base
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Here we are looking at the south side of the house, qui opens Itself up for views and sunlight, while an overhanging roof helps with summer shading. From here we can grasp the horizontal layering of the house: a wooden roofs sit Above walls of wood, glass and the occasional weathered steel, all Above a stone base
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A closer look at That the terrace area sits entre le living room on the right and the master bedroom on the left Reveals how the exchange structure entre les two halves. The master bedroom is framed in traditional wood, aim the living room is framed in exposed steel, since it literally bridges share of the website (this can be glimpsed in the center-right portion of the previous photo).
Clear-stained cypress wood is used for the eaves, providing good a lighter counterpoint to the Sometimes dark walls.
Clear-stained cypress wood is used for the eaves, providing good a lighter counterpoint to the Sometimes dark walls.
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The other side of the house, oriented to the north, is more solid. Dark-stained cedar wood siding in a vertical tongue and groove configuration predominates, bookending the full-height glazing in the master bedroom's exercise area (foreground) and the guest bedroom in the distance; the entrance can be seen jutting into the garden entre les two.
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Stone and wood Were not the first choice for Carlton and his clients. An initial design of Poured concrete offers resistance from the board of the community schedule Where the house is located. Even though the north side of the house is hidden on approach due to the trees and topography, the community shies away from 'bright' materials like concrete. The dark wood Certainly moves dans l'autre management while still HAVING the modern aesthetic the owners wanted.
A break in the stone wall in the foreground leads to the front door, qui is off set from the adjacent walls by the lighter wood. Note l'autre paths and doors That lead to the master bedroom through the glass link on the right, and to the guest bedroom on the left.
A break in the stone wall in the foreground leads to the front door, qui is off set from the adjacent walls by the lighter wood. Note l'autre paths and doors That lead to the master bedroom through the glass link on the right, and to the guest bedroom on the left.
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Being a design-build architect, Carlton handled MOST of the construction, purpose some details required the help of local craftsmen. One Such instance is the front door, a broad, balanced (Rather than hinged) wooden door That matches the eaves.
A wide steel handle is set into the door in an L configuration. It makes sense That Carlton brought` in outside help to craft the entry, since the jutting plane of the front door elevates the entry in importance, calling for something specially crafted.
A wide steel handle is set into the door in an L configuration. It makes sense That Carlton brought` in outside help to craft the entry, since the jutting plane of the front door elevates the entry in importance, calling for something specially crafted.
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Once inside the front door, one Has Two options: turn left to the living area and --other rooms (kitchen, study, guest bedroom) or right to the master bedroom. Here we are looking to the right, down the hallway That Becomes the glass link before ending by the master bedroom at a James Turrell-inspired pieces with blue paint and lighting set into the far wall.
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Turning left Brings us to the living area, qui: has a wide opening off the corridor. Here the structure Makes Itself Known, both, in the way it frames the opening into the space and the way it frames the window Openings beyond.
In this view are A couple more interesting details. First are the two skylights, one over the kitchen island and one spanning the white-oak cupboards beyond. These additional long windows bring light into the space wide and long aussi while directing one's gaze to the window and view beyond.
The second detail is the island Itself, made from concrete by local craftspeople. This substantial businesses pieces hints at what might-have-been if Carlton's first scheme HAD beens Embraced by the community board.
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In this view are A couple more interesting details. First are the two skylights, one over the kitchen island and one spanning the white-oak cupboards beyond. These additional long windows bring light into the space wide and long aussi while directing one's gaze to the window and view beyond.
The second detail is the island Itself, made from concrete by local craftspeople. This substantial businesses pieces hints at what might-have-been if Carlton's first scheme HAD beens Embraced by the community board.
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As in a lot of houses today, the living room, dining room and kitchen make up one wide open-plan space. Carlton nevertheless uses the structure and partition walls to break down the scale of the space and Provide Some special features. In addition to the steel frame Giving Some rhythm to the space, a low and long cabinet in the lower left corner Provides storage and a place for art. Made by local craftsmen, like the door and island, the steel looks impossibly thin to be in Such a configuration.
Steel and wood are aussi used in the built-in storage and window seat in the corridor past the opening here. This Creates Some continuity entre les two spaces, while making the corridor a place to be, not just a place to walk through.
Steel and wood are aussi used in the built-in storage and window seat in the corridor past the opening here. This Creates Some continuity entre les two spaces, while making the corridor a place to be, not just a place to walk through.
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Carlton emphasises que la multifaceted forms take advantage of the house's location by ALLOWING for different experiences Throughout the house. So as one moves from space to space, the landscape opens up through wide windows (as in the living room) as well as smaller Openings That Reveal Particular views.
Even the movement from the garage, tucked below the guest bedroom, is well thought out. One moves through the mudroom, Then turns right to go up the stairs to open-plan the living area, Where the space opens as one rises and the view through the glass gets more and more expansive.
Even the movement from the garage, tucked below the guest bedroom, is well thought out. One moves through the mudroom, Then turns right to go up the stairs to open-plan the living area, Where the space opens as one rises and the view through the glass gets more and more expansive.
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Here is a view of the east side of the house, the one That is section two stories. Directly above-the Garage is the guest bedroom, while the home office is propped upon the stone wall on the left to cantilever over the driveway. Note the way the gutters cantilever from the roof To Become slender Openings directing rainwater away from the house.
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Here is the view from the home office-bedroom That cantilevers over the driveway. The view is breathtaking, and the cantilever Creates the feeling of floating, since the trees extend down below the edge of the glass at the floor.
With floor-to-ceiling glass, it's easy to wonder how the torque lives without curtains; where is the privacy? Considering That They own 13 acres, and que la house is laid out Strategically, it is not an issue. Unlike urban homes, Where prying eyes are right across the street, in the Blue Ridge Mountains there are none.
With floor-to-ceiling glass, it's easy to wonder how the torque lives without curtains; where is the privacy? Considering That They own 13 acres, and que la house is laid out Strategically, it is not an issue. Unlike urban homes, Where prying eyes are right across the street, in the Blue Ridge Mountains there are none.
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This last portion of the tower shows the master bedroom on the far south and west side of the house. Looking from the wide terrace area next to the glass corridor (qui we saw in the second photo), we see not only the master bedroom goal the swimming pool it Overlooks.
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The swimming pool fits the owners' healthy lifestyle. Making it share of the stone column qui upon the house sits is a nice touch; it's as if the water feature is share of the site.
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The master bedroom takes in a view of the terrace area, swimming pool, trees and sky. A wide wall of weathered steel anchors the terrace area, Adding Some texture to the exterior yet fitting with icts dark and modern palette.
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Note the way the sunlight hits the pool and Creates rippled reflections on the ceiling and walls of the bedroom.
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This last view is the master bathroom, qui sits at l'autre end of the swimming pool. As with a public swimming pool, access to the swimming pool is through the bathroom, qui HAS an enclosed shower area (behind the door at left). This position allows the swimmer to shower before and after-swim and was not drip water through the house. It is indicative of the thought put into the house on the hand of Carlton and his passionate customers.
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