Houzz Tour: A Cosy and Contemporary Home With Magnificent views of the mountains

Houzz Tour: A Cosy and Contemporary Home With Magnificent views of the mountains - Sheltered solid wood and steel on the outside, cedar and stone inside, this retreat family mountain near Lake Tahoe, California, a 270-degree view of its surroundings, making it the ideal place to watch the storm brewing in the distance. hard outside the house is softened by midcentury pieces curvy and whimsical touches, all clues that an active young family and lives within its walls.

Architect Paul Warner Sagemodern designed home with significant consideration of its natural setting, and took great care to preserve the trees on the property nearly half-acre. Part of the house was prefabricated in a factory and shipped to Utah and lay on the foundation, while the dining room and great room have been constructed on site, making the house what Warner called a prefabricated hybrid . The prefabricated construction method allowed the construction time cut in half, important in the area of ​​Lake Tahoe, where time plays a huge role in the costs and the construction of a home schedule.

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here This is a vacation home for a French baker and his family
Location Martis Valley, Truckee, California
This is interesting Only three trees had to be removed to accommodate the house; at least 20 others on the property were kept

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The house is surrounded by a forest of ponderosa pines and white firs. Cedar, solid wood and native stone allow the structure to look at home in the forest

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heavy set of wooden roof and framework of hot rolled steel reduce the possibility of ice accumulation in winter; they also reduce the cooling load in the summer. The exterior materials were chosen to protect the house from the harsh climate. The house is in a fire zone, the exteriors are fire resistant, with timber and steel heavy overhangs, tempered glass in all windows and vents that prevent sparks and embers from entering the house.

An observation platform off the south attic offers a 270 degree view of the mountains and is a great place to watch the stars from said Warner.

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Another point starting to see the stars of view is the great room, swaddled in unadorned glass windows and walls to allow the outdoors to blend with the interiors. The fireplace, made entirely of stone retains heat from the heat and sun of the south during the winter; he also founded the great room with its size.

'The house has lots of windows to bring in natural light, but [the windows] also act as major portals from which to see the powerful winter storms, "said Warner.

Table: Cross Extension Table, Design Within Reach; dining room upholstered chairs: Ligne Roset; Chandelier: Candelaria by Robert Abbey, Lumens

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baby blue Womb chair takes over a corner of space in the hall, making it the perfect reading corner and storm watch. The sliding glass doors that disappear behind the media cabinet open up a corner of the large room on the patio.

Television echoes the rectangular frame of the fireplace and blends with the rest of the space

Sofa :. Sectional Dune, Poliform; Saarinen Womb Chair Knoll

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interior materials such as cedar and slate converge in this image. The contrast between the elegant slate floor and cedar ceiling is simply beautiful

Fireplace Surround :. Falls Creek Ledgestone; tile floors: Molten Palace, American Slate; Ceiling: T & G clear cedar

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the tractor seat bar stools throw the kitchen angular few curves. The walnut finish Stool makes a great layering material on the ceiling and cedar wood cabinets; stools also give each family member a seat at the table of the island. "The gourmet kitchen allows the family to gather around the large island while the baker prepares fresh bread and pastries, said Warner

backsplash :. Steel Silk, Walker Zanger; Stools: tractor bar stools in walnut, Design Within Reach; pendant light: Pendant Lamp Meridian, Sundance

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This room is a warm and airy resting place for friends and family who are looking for a place to rest after a day of hiking, biking and. ski

Manana floor light: Design House Stockholm; bed Atlantico, De la Espada; Floor: Dutch Olde in European white oak, Du Chateau Floors

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Although the average summer temperatures in the 80s, the house has no air conditioning. Instead, it has a heat recovery ventilation system (vents shown here) designed to suck the night air to help cool the house.

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A large corridor works hard for the family, with storage for the winter boots, hats, gloves and jackets on both sides.

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part bath a sculpture part, this oval free-standing bathtub contrast to the gray and blue tones of the limestone walls and slabs

bath :. Blu Bathworks; Wall tiles: Tracked limestone Daltile; shower tiles: lagos blue Daltile

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the house is dotted with a great midcentury furniture, but the most interesting parts come in smaller sizes: a whimsical and delicate pair of Scandinavian bird toys Vedel ...

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... and a Japanese wooden house kokeshi dolls.

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called affectionately Room with bunk beds by Warner customers, the children's room is actually a private place for play and rest with sliding doors barn that look and feel at ease in this mountain retreat.

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This beautiful photo night shows different levels of the house; It also highlights how the structure uses natural landscape level to "intensify home," Warner said. The lower level rooms were buried in the gradient so the higher level would be at ground level and enable better connection between the indoor and outdoor environment.

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Houzz Tour: A Cosy and Contemporary Home With Magnificent views of the mountains Houzz Tour: A Cosy and Contemporary Home With Magnificent views of the mountains

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