Cliffwood
“Place Man in Nature, it is where he
grew up and where he belongs.”
-Richard Neutra
Software and equipment used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
04 February 2021
THE FOREST TEMPLE
Court of the temple, light of the valley, Cliffwood is a home for the mountainous spirit unconquerable. Filled with sunshine and fresh air, nestled in a neighborhood of oak and elm trees and built in fellowship with the forest. Here one may live a life in communion with the canyon and in reverence of nature’s temple.
04 February 2021
CLIFFWOOD OF THE CANYON
At some point the project became about telling the story of these tall village huts faced in soft, silver cedar aged by the seasons change. At night they seem to stand like great guardian spirits from some forgotten civil war era, hats in tired hands, rifles leaning up against a tree. They seem to take on this communal spirit of rest and peace, gathered around the campfire under a vast canopy of stars and trees, burning logs into the cosmos, in communion with the fire and lost in a reverie of mortality and infinity.
04 February 2021
IN PLAN
Pause at the brink and overlook a sunken garden brimming with landscape. The main space is a soaring central hall that’s broken occasionally by roofs from within at varying levels creating a cascading of space that tumbles down like a waterfall. A lofty roof creates obscurity overhead where flickering lights and shadows play across the rafters in the evenings. Surrounding the main courtyard is the kitchen and dining area, the study and living area, and tucked in at the ends of the court are the bedrooms and bathrooms. The backyard is a gravel garden with terraced birch forests and a pool with grand steps that lead ceremoniously down to its waters edge.
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