Mountain Wood by Walker Warner Architects
Mountain Wood is a project designed by Walker Warner Architects and is located in Woodside, California. The organizing concept for this project began as an exploration of separate buildings arranged to create a variety of complementary indoor and outdoor living experiences. Photography by Matthew Millman.
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Given the rural context of the town of Woodside, regional agrarian compounds and iconic forms were referenced for inspiration, as well as functionality. The home?s form is a compilation of three primary buildings?the main house, an office, and a barn?arranged around a central courtyard anchored by a water feature to create a variety of complementary indoor-outdoor spaces and diverse living opportunities. ?It?s a contemporary interpretation of rural and traditional dwellings,? says principal architect Greg Warner. A fourth structure?the pool house?is a series of three pavilions aligned on the same axis using similar materials as an inventive counterpart to the main buildings. All buildings share a common language of strong asymmetrical lines with a shared material palette of stone, Western red cedar, glass, and steel, together under a zinc roof. The use of stone evokes rusticity; rooting portions of the structures to past homesteads, while the random patterned cedar planking and zinc roofing, recall the rural vernacular of the California hay barn. By inserting exposed steel and large expanses of glass, the home is given a ...
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