Situated on the grass knoll and commanding sights of Lake Anna in Central Virginia, the home emerges like a lengthy, whitened colored brick wall having a copper clad volume cantilevered over the wall.
Mahogany clad walls mix using the more compact “L” use a service volume while glass walls mix using the bigger “L” to produce the main areas and also to provide southern and western sights toward the river.
The expertise of arrival and also the wall are connected because the wall determines a threshold between your pine forest and sights toward the river. The entry, living and sleeping spaces are arranged linearly to increase lake sights and also to make use of the southern exposure. The 2nd floor roof and exterior walls are covered with copper with fully glazed east and west walls inset in the finishes from the copper volume. The glazed wall in the east finish offers an abundant and supply of light in to the double height entry hall as the double glazed around the west finish provides light to 2 sleeping rooms and sights from the lake.
The sloping roof and canted front wall are made to deflect fierce north wind and shed water from intense storms.
