House on the Neck

Here one sees the stone retaining walls used on site to navigate the sloping terrain. The concept was to marry the interior volumes and spaces with the exterior topography. Every wall on the exterior was paired with a set of steps on the interior closely linking the exterior and interior experience and focusing views to the varying textures, light conditions and plant materials native to the site. The process is constantly changing whilst one moves back and forth between programmatic components. The movement up and down, through smaller then larger volumes, through light then dark is a richly varied experience meant to mimic the natural surroundings. Eric Reinholdt - Project Architect/Lead Designer with Elliott, Elliott, Norelius Architecture Photo: Eric Reinholdt