En su interior existe una acogedora sensación de intimidad; acabados irregulares y rugosos en paramentos revocados con morteros de cal y suelos de madera. Exteriormente revestimientos de madera reciclada y revestimiento de piedra local tallada. Su interior también es sereno y sencillo, sin apenas accesorios y con puertas sin marco que desaparecen en las paredes ; carpinterías con estrechas tiras de bronce. Los interruptores de la luz son aún más minimalistas: pequeños puntitos verdes y rojos de luz que indiquen si están encendidos o apagados, y en el baño , los desagües son hendiduras estrechas. El mobiliario se ha concebido en la misma línea que la arquitectura: gama de colores neutra (gris, marrón, negro y blanco) que no compiten con los brillantes colores del paisaje.
..si consigues hacer desaparecer la casa, entonces puedes concentrarse en lo que realmente importa y todo lo que queda es la NATURALEZA .
No os olvidéis de votarnos en BITACORAS 2012 ;)
English version:
The architect Chad Oppenheim grew up in New Jersey, but when he was 15 his family moved to Colorado. The landscape fascinated him and although Oppenheim is currently living in Miami, he promised himself that someday he would buy a home there ...
It took a while, but he finally fulfilled his promise: he bought a house for $ 3 million, was a structure of 3,200 square feet, built in 1971; it was ruined and needed a huge reform, but Oppenheim knew that his project should be respecful with nature: So, instead of trying to compete with the beauty of the natural landscape, he chose to do integrate it inside.
The building is five levels high, but it gives the impression of three. Large windows with views of the mountains, the river, the garden ... the landscape comes inside across the big windows and it dissapears the barriers between inside and outside.Its interior is also quiet and simple, with little accessories and frameless doors, woodwork of the doors are narrow strips of bronze that disappear. Light switches are even more minimalist: tiny, light green and red to indicate whether they are on or off, and in the bathroom, the drains are narrow slits. The furniture is designed in the same way: neutral palette of color (gray, brown, black and white) which don´t compete with bright colors of the landscape. …if the housedisappears, then you can concentrate on what really matters and all that remains is nature.