We often feel that the site “speaks to us” and tells us what the structure wants to be, where it wants to be on the site, and how it wants to be. An early site analysis reveals many things about the site. In our custom home design process, every project begins with an understanding of the location and the site’s unique qualities. The choice of colors, textures, and materials can camouflage a home into its surroundings or highlight colors of nearby flora, vegetation, or rock formations. it blurs the boundary with the exterior, strengthing its connection with the place.Ī home’s material palette further places the building in harmony with its place. With well-positioned sightlines, the home showcases the essence of its setting. It responds to its surroundings and site features whether by blending into the terrain or standing above it and whether its footprint dodges cherished trees or it’s perfectly positioned to frame distant views of the mountain peaks. You know a building connects to its location when you can’t imagine it anywhere else. What are Qualities of Timeless Design? Timeless Design Has a Strong Sense of Place It has a sense of permanence and honesty that makes it feel authentic – deepening our appreciation and connection to it time and time again. Over time, its materials transform and weather, becoming part of the character of the home. It’s thoughtful, intentional, and functionally works now and into the future. Meaning, the home seems to belong right where it is and you can’t imagine it anywhere else. Christopher Alexander in The Timeless Way of Building identified this quality as being ‘organic’ and originating from within us, yet he could not describe it simply with words.Ī home with a timeless design has a strong sense of place which is reflected in its geometry, material usage, historical context, and connection to its surrounding landscape. They evoke a visceral feeling of admiration and appropriateness.
But the emotional charge we get from buildings that are made out of something – that are thoughtful – is a good one.įor reasons we can’t fully put into words, we find ourselves emotionally drawn to certain homes. Today, the emotional charge we get from the quick development of strip malls, urban sprawl, and spec housing is a very negative one.
Timeless design is something designed with intention and to endure time.
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