Concept Rendering
       
     
Southern Facade
       
     
Southern Facade
       
     
Indoor Outdoor Spaces
       
     
Front lawn
       
     
Trellis space
       
     
Added shade
       
     
Kitchen and Corridor
       
     
Kitchen and dining area
       
     
Primitive and sophisticated
       
     
Illuminated through skylites
       
     
Skyspace underground
       
     
Master Bedroom
       
     
Siteplan
       
     
Floor plan
       
     
Section through Hallway
       
     
Section Rendering
       
     
  On the roof of the buried building overlooking Lake St. Helena
       
     
Early sketch
       
     
Concept Rendering
       
     
Concept Rendering

Oblique Airbrush

Southern Facade
       
     
Southern Facade

Frontal approach from the road and garage

Southern Facade
       
     
Southern Facade

All rooms face the south and outdoor space, the building is built into the hill

Indoor Outdoor Spaces
       
     
Indoor Outdoor Spaces

CMU blocks are used for furniture and for the building

Front lawn
       
     
Front lawn

View chair looking over the valley

Trellis space
       
     
Trellis space

CMU blocks were used to built both inside and outside elements

Added shade
       
     
Added shade

Summer addition of shade material

Kitchen and Corridor
       
     
Kitchen and Corridor

The enfilade of sky lights brightens the interior circulation

Kitchen and dining area
       
     
Kitchen and dining area

Minimal decor and appointments

Primitive and sophisticated
       
     
Primitive and sophisticated

The farm style wooden doors exude stability and sensuality

Illuminated through skylites
       
     
Illuminated through skylites

Guest bedroom connects to bathroom via wooden blinds and doors

Skyspace underground
       
     
Skyspace underground

Ventable greenhouse type sky-lites ensure fresh air and light to the interior of the underground structure

Master Bedroom
       
     
Master Bedroom

Under the earth yet exposed to natural light and views

Siteplan
       
     
Siteplan

Buried building with buried garage to the left

Floor plan
       
     
Floor plan

Early drawings of an underground house

Section through Hallway
       
     
Section through Hallway

Light corridors enable play of light and air deep into the interior

Section Rendering
       
     
Section Rendering

Early drawings for my first Building

  On the roof of the buried building overlooking Lake St. Helena
       
     

On the roof of the buried building overlooking Lake St. Helena

Early sketch
       
     
Early sketch