Kevin Alter, Ernesto Cragnolino, & Tim Whitehall — Architects
“The heightening of direct human experience and the framing of the complex circumstances of their situations are at the core of each project.”
Inside, dramatic vistas are omnipresent, and the house is alive with activity. Built more as a 100-year institution than a typical home, the residence poses a collection of carefully detailed elements. It features a restrained vocabulary of mill-finished steel, galvanized metal panels, and concrete that alternates in orientation — between vertical and horizontal — and pattern —among board-formed, sand-blasted, and bush-hammered.
The raw texture of the concrete is presented against finely detailed walnut millwork and custom site-glazed window walls, which are framed with rift-sawn white oak and steel to form flitchplate mullions. A meandering white oak ceiling defines the more intimate spaces within an open plan. Moreover, rich walnut cabinetry, book-matched statuary countertops, monolithic limestone vanities, and delicate timber screens provide a point of stasis against the ubiquitous and dynamic circumstances of place. Taken together, these materials create an environment rich in texture and animated by sun and shade over the course of a day.
Both husband and wife work from home, so two home offices were a must. Discovering unique needs such as this is a joy during the studio’s collaborative process with its clients, and often leads to individual and unexpected solutions. Just like each homeowner, each project built byAlterstudio Architects is one-of-a-kind.
Photography by Casey Dunn
Photography by Casey Dunn
Photography by Casey Dunn