When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
When Architecture Can Be Impregnated With Nature Because of the Fenestration System
Fabelta, fenestration systems
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
The white exterior helps register the seasons, distinct amidst the green fields of summer, and melding into a winter landscape of waning light and snow.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
Landscape manipulations embed and connect the house to its site: constructed with fieldstone found on the property, low retaining walls create a foundational plinth for the house and an enhanced sectional dynamic.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
Inside, floors and walls made from white oak and knotty white cedar are textured and warm. In contrast, the ceiling above the main space is white, expansive and seemingly boundless. The distinct difference in materiality echoes the meeting of land and sky outside.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
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Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
A view from the primary living space through to the courtyard.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
Large bifold doors disappear, blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior space.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
The warm oak and cedar floors and walls contrast beautifully with the rough texture of the stone fireplace and the carved geometries of the sculpturally articulated ceiling planes.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
Judiciously placed skylights in the soaring pitched roof planes of the house allow soft washes of light to illuminate the interior.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
An intimate second-floor study provides views of the surrounding landscape through a triangulated window framed by the home’s pitched roof.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
A hidden stair between the kitchen and principal bedroom suite connects the main space with a loft above.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
Spaces are oriented to capture different views of the landscape. Here, the bedroom enjoys a long view to over almost 100 acres of farmland.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
A view from the bedroom suite into the expansive central family space.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
The house looks to the east and west during the winter months onto forest and harvested farmland. Toward the end of spring, the opening of the central space’s bifold doors refocuses the view to the north and south onto hills and emerging crops.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
Compass House by superkül Named Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner
superkül
Two wings at right angles partially enclose an intimately scaled outdoor courtyard.
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Ben Rahn / A-Frame
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