Minimal Openhouse in Oakland by Kanner Architects

Located in Oakland, California, on a down-sloping site high above the San Francisco Bay, this home was designed to capture the magnificent vistas spanning from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge. Floor-to-ceiling glass clears the way to unobstructed views. The predominantly south-southwest orientation required deep overhangs to cut down glare and soften the light quality in the home.
Spare and rigorously Modern in its aesthetic, the home has only a handful of materials and even fewer colors. Concrete floors, steel and glass window systems, and a mostly white composition of cabinetry and furnishings define the minimalist composition. Color is introduced subtly through blue plaster, landscaping, artwork and the dramatic views. The plaster, a meticulously trowelled herring bone scratch coat, has the illusory effect of a shimmering metal finish.
The building’s bowed walls – an hourglass in plan – are a response to the client’s desire for curvilinear forms as well as a strategy to satisfy municipal setback regulations. Rather than require that the entire building be set back a certain distance from property lines, city planners allowed the clients to average the home’s setback distance. The curves also serve to create a visual compression, which has the effect of a volume being squeezed in the center and exploding to the view on the glazed façade.
Ez a Homokóra alaprajzú minimál stílusú villa a Kanner Architects tervei alapján készült Oakland-ben, Kaliforniában.Az épületből a hatalmas padlótól a mennyezetig érő üvegfelületeken keresztül lélegzetelállító kilátás nyílik a San Francisco öbölre és a Golden Gate Hídra.
A ház külső és belső megjelenésében is teljesen letisztult , minimal stílusúra hangolták.A belső enteriőr a beton padlóval és a fehér falakkal, megfelelően otthonosra hangolt mobiliákkal, az az itt ott elcsepegtetett világos fa berendezések  kiválló egységet alkotnak.A ház exteriőre a nagy üveg felületekkel, a homokóra alaprajzával, a halszálka mintás homlokzat vakolatával hű marad a megszokott minimál villa elvárásokhoz.