Architecture Wednesday: Courtyard House

This one is about the views, of water and mountains.

The architect was also challenged with squeezing all that between a narrow private lane and the lake, while maintaining privacy and yet opening the home to expansive views.

To that end, DeForest Architects created a main floor that flows from private entry courtyard through the great room and out onto a series of waterfront entertaining spaces.

Floor-to-ceiling lift-slide doors and hidden steel structure maximize the sense of openness, and modernity, while the home is still warm and cozy, thanks to a weathered limestone floor, fir ceiling, oak and walnut cabinetry.

The second floor features a band of channel glass that runs the length of the house yet affords privacy while admitting natural light, glimpses of the courtyard and a view to the eco-friendly green roof.

Still, it’s all about the lake views and a sense of privacy so each of the four bedrooms has a view of the lake form its own private deck.

I can get behind all the windows, and yet keeping that sense of privacy, with just a lake and the mountains, and several decks and lawns and green roofs, right outside.

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