CLIFF HOUSE

Architect - Altius Architecture Inc

Location - Muskoka Lakes,on,Canada
Area - 3200.0 ft2
Project Year - 2009

Cliff house should be set on “cherished lake”.

Extraordinary surroundings.
Building elements with natural assets of the site and terrain.
The rock formation of the cliff using the same local granite to form its base.
A central core – circular movement ,light and air into the living space.
Pinwheel and cantilever off into the landscape.
The residence easily accommodates the family of four by providing amenity for dinning, cooking, living, reading
and sleeping which are each carefully tuned to the unique view, light and breezes of the cliff.
Operable window – central circulation space.
Designed to make use of the stack effect so that hot stale air is vented out and cool fresh air is drawn in.
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To balance the heavy mass derived from the fireplaces; cantilevered
volumes, flying roofs and floor to ceiling glass are used to achieve a
lightness of form as it works to bring the lake into the living spaces.
U-SHAPE STAIRCASE
They are 2 tiered approach :
 1) To take advantage of both passive strategies which work to
reduce energy loads .
2) The active strategies are sufficient to provide for the remaining
energy needs.
 Solar mass strategy – Advantage of the sun’s daily passage
The movement of air in different seasons for each space.
In summer - solar shading limits heat gain while operable windows
are orientated to take advantage of natural ventilation.
Green roof – Mediate temperature , control sunroof .
In winter - optimized glazing and solar orientation.
It is used to thermal mass form of concrete slabs and stone walls.
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 FALLING WATER
Architect - Frank Lloyd Wright
Location - 1491 Mill Run Rd, Mill Run, PA 15464, USA.
Project Year - 1939
Interiors are simple though vibrant , because of use of a triadic
colour scheme for furnishings and monochromatic scheme of
brown for walls , ceiling and floors.

Horizontal and vertical lines are the distinctive features of the building.
Spaces are designed to bring the nature to inside.
A stream flows at 1298 feet above sea level and suddenly breaks to fall at 30 feet.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed an extraordinary house.
Falling water that redefined the relationship between man, architecture, and nature.
 It is a weekend house.
It consists of two levels of living areas.
Both the living areas extend up to the waterfall and give a good view of the surrounding
countryside.
 The entrance drive leads to the main
living room , which extends in different
directions in the ground floor.
As staircase leads directly leads to the
waterfall.
Terraces, balconies , kitchen and
dining area all extend in different
directions.
The bedroom on the second floor
SITE PLAN opens on to the terrace , which is
cantilevered more than the terrace of
the first floor.
 The second floor is much smaller
than the first and has only one bedroom
with an adjoining roof terrace.
All the three floor plans form a
pattern in such a way that they are
arranged round the single vertical
element , which is the natural stone
tower-the staircase.
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DINING LOGGIA
DRIVE

LIVING

TERRACE
BRIDGE

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

 Stone paved interiors.
Walls – directly built out of rock bed of rushing stream.
Deep toned polished walnut fashioned into book
SECOND FLOOR PLAN shelves , ledges , low and wide tables.
At the foot of the staricase is the supported ground floor and the slope of the hill.
The base of the building is made of natural stone , the individual storeys are made up of reinforced concrete , and
the walls of glass
Falling water is an existing living example of a building in harmony with nature , people and architecture.
 The surrounding beauty , the trees , the foliage and the wild flowers.

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

 THE WALLS AND VAULTS HOUSE

Architect - LIJO.RENY.architects
Location - Kanjirappally, Kerala, India
Area - 3190.0ft2
Project Year - 2015
 As some portions have natural concrete finish, painting was needed
only in the remaining areas.
Altogether, including the final coats, painting the entire house took
them just a day and a half.
 Elements that beautify come naturally without making much noise.
 Elements like the reusable aluminium windows are ecofriendly too.
A vault style roof or a roof in the form of arches is the highlight.
With natural surroundings.
Kanjirappally – contrasting climatic situations.
The shape of the roof allows the heat to escape faster
from the house without trapping it inside.
With long heavy monsoon and schorching sun.
 The vault roof and the stone walls play a part in controlling the heat
inside the house.
 There is enough rainproofing for the house.
The walls have been provided with slits and pivoted glass added.
These can be opened or closed as per need.
It does to some extent allow the heat to escape.
The plants on the exterior courtyards around the house helps to block the
dust from the roadside and offers some amount of privacy too.
 Another benefit of the vault roof is the exceptional room
height of 14 feet instead of the usual 10 feet.
The aluminium windows and the sliding doors are the
reusable kind.
There are no overthetop decorative elements.
Elongated design.
 The house is effortlessly tucked into the gentle slope of
the site.
 Way - reduces the scale of the house being visible from
the road.
 Abuts the three sides of the site.
 Two primary linear bays of vaulted rooms.
 The open to sky courtyards are especially enjoyable during
the rains.
The rain that falls on the roof is filtered and channelled to
the well through the courtyard.
The stone walls of the courtyard seems like a compound
wall.

The courtyard is also connected with such green elements.

 The house will look like it is in a cradle of green.
Different colour flowers and leaves for different seasons.
 A courtyard makes the connection between the two
sections.
 On one side of the courtyard is the living room, the dining
room and the kitchen
 On the opposite side are the 4 bedrooms set one behind
The walls of the living room, the bedrooms and
the other
the courtyard is covered with framed pics.
There is a door that leads to the exterior on one end of the
 Granite tiles, and adding to this is lacquered
courtyard.
glass and mirror wood panelling to make the walls
appear classy.
Two other passageways come on both sides of
the house near to the compound wall.
The main living room is at a lower level when
compared to the other rooms.
Exposed concrete portions are visible.
The flooring is done using ecofriendly Kota stone
and Lappato finish granite.
The kitchen cabinets and wardrobes are all of
teakwood.
 360 House / Bora Architects
Architect – Bora Architect
Location - Pacific Coast
Scenic Byway
Interior Design – Bora Architect
Area – 3033.0 ft
Project Year – 2012
Photography – More Specs

FAMILY ROOM

 The beach at the edge of the tree line.

This vacation home allows the dramatic Oregon Coast to take center stage.
The design maintains sightlines from the sheltered forest to the open
coastline with a minimal structure of glass and steel.
 Atop the two-story, transparent box, the copper-clad green roof is an
elevated slab of native ferns and grasses. OUTDOOR DECK
 Cabinetry is pulled to the center of the space to free the exterior walls
from obstruction.
A small gap between the basalt flooring and the curtain wall creates an
“infinity” effect along the perimeter.
Only the upper floor is visible from the forested driveway.
 A catwalk and oversized glass pivot door.
The upper level contains the main living spaces – living room, kitchen,
dining room – and offers views in every direction.
Cannon Beach home
living room with euro
flues stove and glass
curtains
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 OVER WATER / DESIGN WORKSHOP

Architect – Design Workshop

Location - Pune , India
Project Year - 2010

The lake surrounded by mountains is always a challenge.

 Beautiful House.
It still takes away that much from nature.
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The strategy then is to build a glass house perched on the land and providing privacy for the
inhabitants.
 At the same time to make sure the lake view gets highlighted from inside for the inhabitants.
Material - The structure is wood steel and glass, supported on 2 RCC columns, perched like a bird
on land.
 Living , pantry and toilet area.
BALCONY VIEW Balcony area also.