Aamodt Plumb Architects divided this prefabricated house in Texas into two wings to avoid felling a group of trees, covering 1 half in black-charred timber and the other in vivid white stucco.
The six,000-square-foot (557 square metres) loved ones house, known as Contemporary Texas Prefab, is situated on a scenic site bordering a lake in Austin, Texas’ state capital.
Aamodt Plumb Architects – which has offices in the two Texas and Massachusetts – divided the property up into two wings: a two-storey block for sleeping and a single-storey block for dining, entertainment and recreation.
By performing this, the firm was capable to avoid cutting down a group of mature trees on the website.
“This property sits among a set of tall reside oak trees, which add to a sense of privacy and connection to nature,” explained the architects in a undertaking text.
“Spaces blend with one an additional and views outdoors and to the lake past bring nature into the property.”
The two wings are each clad in a distinct materials. One is clad in white stucco, even though the other has walls of charred cedar, offering the property a monochrome exterior.
The layout team utilised the standard Japanese approach of burning – known as Shou-Sugi-Ban – to burn up the surface of the wood panels. These dark places are contrasted by a light-coloured pitched roof.
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“The black finish of the charred cedar is offset by a light-weight white steel roof that effectively reflects the rays of the Texas sun away from the house, keeping it amazing during the summer months,” stated the company.
Aamodt Plumb was commissioned to layout the residence for a youthful family, and was given only 12 months to full the undertaking.
“Twelve months produced us realise that we had to feel really differently about how to do this venture,” said company co-founder Mette Aamodt. “What we did was to redesign the method of constructing a property.”
The architects worked with a large-tech sustainable timber company to fabricate parts of the house in a factory. Meanwhile, a development crew completed the website planning and basis perform.
“This considerably decreased the volume of time to construct the constructing envelope,” explained the firm. “The factory fabrication also meant that the envelope of the home match collectively so well that the house reaches passive energy standards.”
To further accelerate the venture, the firm took an uncommon technique when it came to the home’s interior: it minimised the commingling and integration of aspects.
“Cabinetry was not created into walls but alternatively is floated on top of floors and in front of walls,” explained the company. “Mechanical tools, typically squirrelled away amongst walls or rooms, was provided its own degree amongst the floors and below the roof.”
The bedroom block accommodates 5 bedrooms – two on the ground floor and three over. Its also integrates a parking garage.
The opposite wing is largely taken up by a family area with residing, dining and kitchen regions. There is also a separate dining space, a examine and a television space.
Other loved ones residences recently completed in the US incorporate an Aspen dwelling by Will Bruder Architects, an updated bungalow in LA by Martin Fenlon, and a home in Princeton, New Jersey, by Levenbetts.
Photography is by Casey Dunn.
Venture credits:
Architect: Aamodt Plumb Architects
Builder: Risinger Residences
Fabricator: Bensonwood
Website plan – click for more substantial image 
Ground floor plan– click for greater image 
1st floor prepare – click for bigger picture 
