Outside garage lights
Outdoor garage lights
For the walls, the brothers used 270 massive concrete blocks that would have otherwise gone to waste, being a byproduct of other construction projects in the region. “They create a patchwork of color and texture across the facades,” Chris says. “This texture grounds the building, while the colors mimic the sedimentary layers of earth still exposed in the site’s former life as a gold mine.”
sleek home design, and energy efficient
Light strip hidden up and under the cabinets, with recessed lighting. Clean and efficient
I like the pillars holding the roof up. Could be cool in concrete
Windows and board formed concrete fireplace
Like layout of upper windows, and front deck. Good layout for built into the mountain layout
could make concrete variation
This gate evokes that same mystery and curiosity but projects a more comfortable vibe. The wood is tactile and comforting, while the metal hardware still reads as strong. The sightline feels friendlier because the shape is more organic.
Vertical garden
How?
god design
Water chain
Waterfall table. Amazing!
Eco-green
Fencing. This fence is an interesting example of composite timber that’s been shaped into a woven design. The timber is strong yet flexible and works great in this application. The boards are spaced a little apart to allow for some air and light to permeate the fence. The metal posts offset the earthy timber color, and mounding grasses soften the ground at the foot of the fence.
concrete chairs!!
Another benefit of concrete in the kitchen is that because the concrete is molded into formwork, it can have spaces for sinks and other features precut. And although the island here looks a tad monolithic, it is in fact just a shell that has plenty of room underneath for drawers and cabinet storage.
Questions to Ask Do you have pipe access below the bathrooms? Second-story bathrooms can mean invasive replumbing to run separate greywater lines, and bathrooms directly on a slab-on-grade foundation can be impossible since the plumbing is entombed under concrete. However, you can almost always do a washing machine system, for which the greywater can be captured directly off the discharge pipe. Are you planning to do the work yourself? Laundry-to-landscape systems can be installed by a reasonably handy homeowner (although it helps to do plenty of research and attend a workshop first). Anything else will involve altering the building’s waste plumbing and should be undertaken only by a professional. Does your plumber have a basic understanding of greywater? Most don’t. Greywater systems violate the essential plumber’s creed: that there is supply, and there is waste, and never the two shall meet. With greywater you are reusing “waste” as supply for irrigation (in other words, you aren’t wasting it!), which for some plumbers can cause the needle to scratch across the record and the saloon to go silent. Some of the weirdest greywater systems we’ve seen have been installed by plumbers...
Branched drain system. A common greywater system for bathtubs, showers and sinks is a branched drain system. It’s a gravity-flow system with no storage tanks, pumps or filters; it relies on gravity and mulch to distribute water in the landscape. Drains from greywater fixtures are combined into a single pipe, which is diverted away from the sewer and outside the house.
Basic Greywater Systems Laundry-to-landscape system. The easiest place to start with greywater is the washing machine. Since the water comes out of a hose on the back of the machine, there is no need to alter the plumbing under the house. The most common washing machine system is called a laundry-to-landscape system, which uses the washer’s internal discharge pump to help move water out into the yard, where it is distributed into mulch basins through a network of ½-inch ball valves.
Setting up a greywater system involves: 1.Replumbing greywater fixtures away from the sewer and toward the greywater system 2.Installing the greywater system itself and 3.Installing irrigation in the yard.
The master suite, at the top of the stairs, has mountain views. Above the bed, the top clerestory window brings in more daylight. The lower clerestory opens to the adjacent lower bedroom, allowing it borrowed daylight from the master suite’s large window. The home’s level changes keep things private between the bedrooms, while the property’s isolated locale means shades aren’t necessary for privacy. Dual-flush toilets and low-flow shower fixtures in both bathrooms keep water consumption down. The wood pole in the corner, topped by a rock, is a whimsical sculpture made by Zoellner. The cube side table is a custom design.
The kitchen serves as a fulcrum between the dining area and living room. Gettliffe used stainless steel for the perimeter countertops, wrapping it down the side. He contrasted that with darker cold-rolled steel for the island countertops. Zoellner designed the sculptural lamp.
Viewed from the dining area, the kitchen and living room flank the home’s low-profile entrance, marked by a maple and Baltic birch cabinet and shelving that serves as a place to drop keys and sunglasses. The staircase leads to the three bedrooms. The home’s heat comes from radiant floor heating built into the concrete, as well as from a wood-burning stove in the living room. Solar panels heat the home’s water, including what’s used for the radiant-heat floor.
Gettliffe Architecture Save Email The dining area opens onto an outdoor deck via a 14-foot-tall glass garage door, which is protected by a broad overhang balanced on slim (4-inch) angled steel columns. The built-in Baltic birch plywood sofa allows family and friends a front-row seat to watch storms roll in or to see sunsets and stargaze. “We angled the house not only for the views, but for passive solar gain during the colder months,” Gettliffe says. “During the winter solstice, the sun’s light fills the entire house all the way up the steps to the back bedrooms.”
Crestone, in southern Colorado, is a small former mining town now known for its numerous spiritual retreat centers and New Age culture. A few years ago, a couple fell in love with the town’s holistic leanings and peaceful ambience, and bought 3 acres of land with sweeping views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the San Luis Valley. They envisioned building a vacation retreat there for themselves and their three teenage children, as well as for family and friends from around the globe. They asked Boulder architect Dominique Gettliffe to design a cabin made of straw bales, a popular building material and style in the area. Gettliffe spun the cabin concept on its ear, creating an open plan that stairsteps down the sloping site. His modern design is both cozy — thanks to straw bale walls — and airy, with large expanses of glass that capture mountain and valley views, and fill the interior with daylight.
With the glass garage door open and views through the large windows, the dining area seems part of the outdoors. The dining table and bench are custom designs
The exterior walls are covered in a synthetic plaster and protected by overhangs to prevent moisture issues. Clay plaster was used on the interior walls. Energy-efficient windows keep up the walls’ insulative values. The largest expanses of windows are on the home’s south, east and west sides, as part of a passive solar strategy.
Cool wall art!
2nd floor design
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