CERVO Residence and Art Studio

Program:
Mountain retreat for a professional couple located on unique site. Main House with separate art studio and office. Specific plan generated for client and site responses. Sustainability in planning, building systems, performance and materialty a requirement.
Site: 12 acres split by deep ravine and active creek. Access limited. Steep side slopes on three sides offered a limited building area. Existing Cabins to be demolished. Beautiful uninterrupted views to the south/southeast.
Solution: Main house form is eloganted, oriented perpindicular to the site main axis, and curves gently to follow view planes. The building 'flies' over the landscape for a portion of its length support by a 'forest' of steel columns. Gentle roof slopes in two axis creat the illusion of roof plane curvature. Large windows offers panoramic views for the entire length of the building. Deep overhangs manage sun exposure into the spaces. Gentle access to outdoors spaces is provided. The separate art studio/office buildiing is a two story, compact form, oriented to allow for a generous combination of north and south light.
Design Elements: Corten cladding with custom shiplap profile, Corten standing seam roof with integral gutters, exposed archtectural grade CLT throughout. Generous exterior screened porch.
Building Assembly: Austrian mass timber CLT roofs, walls, floors, GLB, hybrid steel structure, German triple glazed facade, and window units. R69 roofs, R29 walls, R50 floors, vapor permeable membrane on all exterior surfaces, exterior applied continous rigid insulation, corten rainscreen.
Systems: All electric heating and cooling: Air to water heat pumps, infloor linear fan coil units, Additional ERV for ventilation, Roof mounted solar PV array, Fully electric domestic water heating.