Brooklyn-based design studio Elizabeth Roberts Architects completes the cedar alpine house located in the Catskills Mountains. It connects together two fabled forms from underground for a sleek look along the mountainside, right by Windham, New York.
The studio speaks about the space and the foundational design, noting that "The rooms connecting the two gable volumes are tucked below a walkway at the entry level. This inconspicuous space creates the effect of two separate buildings from the approach." From the outside, the house looks like two simple gabled buildings that are wrapped together in red cedar and connected by a walkway. The reference of this look is drawn from the local agrarian buildings with small openings in minimal black framings.
Mountainside Cedar Alpine Houses
Elizabeth Roberts Architects Designs an New Alpine House
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