Lynn Gaffney Architect, PLLC

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Lynn Gaffney Architect, PLLC
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BK House

BK House is Lynn Gaffney Architect's modern interpretation of an Adirondack styled home.
Sustainability is integral throughout house and site. Some (not all) examples are extensive natural lighting, tight envelope (icynene insulation), natural ventilation only (no air conditioning), large overhangs to reduce heat in summer, solar thermal for radiant heating and domestic hot water, photovoltaic solar panels for electric power, reclaimed wood siding, metal roofing (recycled content, long life-cycle), exposed concrete flooring with local bluestone aggregate, fluorescent or LED electric lights only.

Contractor - Alfred Mohr, Andes, NY; (845) 676-3431; smohr2@yahoo.com
Recent article - New York House Magazine http://bit.ly/IOMy81
Most photographs by JC Paz
Country: United States
Southwest Facing Photo - An eastern view as well as a prescribed footprint along the north/south axis demanded unique southern light strategies. Trellised recesses with large polycarbonate panels allow for a full day of natural light. Reclaimed wood (horizontal) is dubbed “mushroom” wood (cypress...
BK House Exterior Views
Southeast Facing Photo - An eastern view as well as a prescribed footprint along the north/south axis demanded unique southern light strategies. Trellised recesses with large polycarbonate panels allow for a full day of natural light. Reclaimed wood (horizontal) is dubbed “mushroom” wood (cypress...
BK House Exterior Views
South Facing Photo - An eastern view as well as a prescribed footprint along the north/south axis demanded unique southern light strategies. Trellised recesses with large polycarbonate panels allow for a full day of natural light. Reclaimed wood (horizontal) is dubbed “mushroom” wood (cypress...
BK House Exterior Views
Setting house back within the hillside required extensive concrete retaining wall. The roof is standing seam metal roofing. Standard skylights as well as tubular skylights add to multiple sources of natural light in house. Reclaimed wood (horizontal) is dubbed “mushroom” wood (cypress planks...
BK House Exterior Views
Kitchen open to Dining and Living with high polycarbonate panels and sliding doors towards meadow allow for a full day of natural light. Large photo shows mudroom door to right of refrigerator with access from entry (foyer).
BK House Kitchen
Kitchen open to Dining and Living with high polycarbonate panels and sliding doors towards meadow allow for a full day of natural light. Window behind oven/rangetop looks into screened-in porch and vegetable garden beyond.
BK House Kitchen
Floor: polished concrete with local bluestone aggregate.
BK House - Living / Dining
Floor: polished concrete with local bluestone aggregate.
BK House - Living / Dining
This view shows a corner of the Master Bedroom and how it relates to the Master Bathroom as well as the front yard and retaining wall.
BK House - Bedroom detail
Living Room with our wonderful clients.
BK House - Living / Dining
This view shows the entry with the Dining area beyond (no table yet in photo) and clear through the windows to meadow and hills. The reclaimed wood walls wrap from exterior to interior in certain areas of house. The fluorescent lights are featured well in Entry and Dining.
BK House Entry
An eastern view as well as a prescribed footprint along the north/south axis demanded unique southern light strategies. Recesses with large polycarbonate panels allow for a full day of natural light; the trellises above these recesses protect the night sky of scenic area. This photo shows the house...
BK House Exterior Views
Setting house back within the hillside required extensive concrete retaining wall. The wall was formed with alternating wood boards which remain visually in graining and linear pattern. Reclaimed wood (horizontal) is dubbed “mushroom” wood (cypress planks from PA mushroom barns). Reclaimed wood...
BK House Exterior Views
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