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Field Architecture receives Progressive Architecture Award for Karoo Wilderness Centre

by Field | Feb 18, 2011 | News

At an Awards Ceremony at MOMA in New York, Field Architecture’s Karoo Wilderness Center, in South Africa, received the prestigious P/A award. “It’s nice to see a project that is not intimidated by the sustainability question, but that engages it to make something very...

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The timber roof structure at #MadroneRidge traces The timber roof structure at #MadroneRidge traces the roofline above, which is calibrated to collect rainwater in winter and provide shade in summer. Learn more about #MadroneRidge in @archrecordmag #HouseOfTheMonth link in bio. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Interiors: @annlowengartinteriors Construction: @dowbuilt Landscape: @lutskoassociates Fabrication: @spearhead.ca #fieldarchitecture #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #outdoorliving #minimalism #architecturephotography #fieldarchca
The glass-shrouded breezeways at #MadroneRidge ope The glass-shrouded breezeways at #MadroneRidge open up and allow the boundary between inside and outside to dissolve. Circulation paths run along and across the breezeways to facilitate movement through the surrounding landscape. Learn more about #MadroneRidge in @archrecordmag #HouseOfTheMonth link in bio. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Interiors: @annlowengartinteriors Construction: @dowbuilt Landscape: @lutskoassociates Fabrication: @spearhead.ca #fieldarchitecture #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #outdoorliving #minimalism #architecturephotography #fieldarchca
The folded roof forms of #MadroneRidge are shaped The folded roof forms of #MadroneRidge are shaped by diagonal valleys that channel rainfall. Copper spouts at the end of each valley release the water to catchment basins on the ground, which fill and slowly drain. Arranged along a single line that threads from one side of the house to the other, the rain basins become an experiential display that brings attention to the cycle of rain and the welcomed recharge of the aquifer below. Learn more about #MadroneRidge in @archrecordmag #HouseOfTheMonth link in bio. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Interiors: @annlowengartinteriors Construction: @dowbuilt Landscape: @lutskoassociates Fabrication: @spearhead.ca #fieldarchitecture #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #outdoorliving #minimalism #architecturephotography #fieldarchca
View across the breezeway at #MadroneRidge. Cluste View across the breezeway at #MadroneRidge. Clusters of native oaks and madrones on the site were safeguarded during construction and highlighted with the careful placement of apertures, bringing attention to the natural surroundings by the daily moment throughout the house. Learn more about #MadroneRidge in @archrecordmag #HouseOfTheMonth link in bio. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Interiors: @annlowengartinteriors Construction: @dowbuilt Landscape: @lutskoassociates Fabrication: @spearhead.ca #fieldarchitecture #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #outdoorliving #minimalism #architecturephotography #fieldarchca
The doors of the living pavilions at #MadroneRidge The doors of the living pavilions at #MadroneRidge pocket away, extending the living spaces outside under the broad overhang. Perforated copper panels along the downturned edges of the roof provide shade from the low sun and create patterns of filtered light throughout the day. Learn more about #MadroneRidge in @archrecordmag #HouseOfTheMonth link in bio. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Interiors: @annlowengartinteriors Construction: @dowbuilt Landscape: @lutskoassociates Fabrication: @spearhead.ca #fieldarchitecture #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #outdoorliving #minimalism #architecturephotography #fieldarchca
Thank you @archrecordmag , for featuring #MadroneR Thank you @archrecordmag , for featuring #MadroneRidge in the August issue! Check out the full article by John King at the link in our bio. Overlooking a valley in Northern California, #MadroneRidge was inspired by the presence and absence of rainwater on the site. The seasonal rains metaphorically carve a path through the house and capture the poetic experience of falling water. By adapting the human environment to the same natural forces that shape the land, the house collaborates with the natural hydrological systems that nurture the landscape. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Interiors: @annlowengartinteriors Construction: @dowbuilt Landscape: @lutskoassociates Fabrication: @spearhead.ca #fieldarchitecture #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #minimalism #architecturephotography #fieldarchca
Vertical timber louvers filter the low west sun at Vertical timber louvers filter the low west sun at #Dawnridge, turning heat and glare into a pattern of delicate shadows that move across the space as the sun goes down. Large sliders open onto a rock garden which invites the outside in, and creates the feeling of the magnificent #boulders forming part of the living space. 📷 @joefletcherphoto Fabrication: @spearhead.ca Construction: @forsythegc_sf Landscape : @jlja_landscape #fieldarchitecture #slattedtimberscreen #dwellmagazine #livingroom #rockgarden #architecture #houseinnature #homedesign #architecturephotography #instaarchitecture #craft #minimalism #fieldarchca
An elongated front porch catches the morning light An elongated front porch catches the morning light at #Zinfandel, creating shaded spaces that open on either side of the house. Together, the porches allow outdoor living that follows the sun from sunrise to sunset. Construction: @grassiassociates Landscape: @sdisf Fabrication: @spearhead.ca 📷 @richardbloomphoto
Creating a sense of place on the beach in Carmel s Creating a sense of place on the beach in Carmel started with the unique color of the sand. Using sand from the site in the rammed earth, we created a spine wall that traverses through the house and imparts the feeling of the beach threading through the home. The earth wall provides regulating thermal mass to alternately heat and cool the home. A skylight along the length of the wall washes the wall with sunlight that shifts throughout the day #WhiteSands Construction: #stockerandallaire Landscape: @jlja_landscape Fabrication: @rammedearthworks 📷 @joefletcherphoto
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