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"With our choice of materials, we wanted to accentuate
the horizontality of the form and to ground it in the site,"
expresses Aimée O'Carroll, co-founder of GO'C.
"These site constraints drove how the
lower floor and pool terrace would
engage the ground plan and how privacy
would be achieved," the architects of
GO'C say. "This also set up opportuni-
ties for how the lighter upper floor could
extend out over the site, capturing light
and views while creating covered outdoor
spaces below."
Organized in two main living levels plus
the basement that opens out onto the
pool terrace and the large roof deck and
gardens — accessed from the upper level
bridge via a suspended staircase — the
house comprises a double-height living
space with wood-burning fireplace and
chimney at its heart for a warm ambiance.
CERTAINLY DOESN'T
always happen, but on this
house the first sketch of the
floor plan was very close to
what we built," remembers
Jon Gentry, co-founder of
GO'C. "One key approach that we talk
about in our studio is to absorb all of
the changes and input from the clients,
consultants and builders, [and] let them
inform the design, but to hold on to the
essence of that initial concept."
Inspired by the context, the 360-degree
views and the passions and rituals of
every family member, this house was built
on a very steep slope to the south, with
neighbors on both sides.
"It
