Modern Openhouse on Mt Merinio,NY by Joel Sanders

Perched at the peak of Mt. Merino, this house is designed to take advantage of breathtaking views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains - made famous by the Hudson River School painters in the late 19th century. Cedar-clad retaining walls, define the compact footprint of the 2200 square-foot house, organized around a two-story interior garden court. Embedded in the hillside, the house was designed from the inside out: like a movie camera viewfinder, the house captures a sequence of carefully framed views organized along a continuous circulation route. As it spirals around an interior courtyard, this concrete path threads its way through a chain of indoor and outdoor spaces that take viewers from the loft-like living/dining level on the upper level, past a pool area sheltered by a dramatic canopy to a wood-clad den and outdoor dining room below.

Lélegzetelállító kilátással tervezett házat Joel Sanders irodája a Hudson folyó partjára a Merino hegység egyik magaslatára. a Ház exteriőre első látásra az Openhouse hagyományokat követi azonban szokatlan geometriai megfogalmazása és alátámasztásai mégis kiemelik a sorból. A cédrusba öltöztetett falak és támfalak az óriási üvegfelületek, fehérre mázolt beton felületek a finom ötvözése jellemzi Joel Sanders munkáját.