Futurist Architecture

Rick Berry, the residential designer, and his team won several national and local awards for the design of Hotchkiss Residence. The awards are given because of their achievements in creating a contemporary design with advanced green design strategies and interior design excellence to provide a comfortable living place.

With the “U” shaped plan, this contemporary home has large volumes that can be found on both sides. The glass two-story entry space is located in the middle of the sides, adding an elegant style to this house. There is also a long bridge leads from the sidewalk to the main entrance of the house with a bamboo forest below. The exterior comes in a black stained siding just like a charred wood or a “shosugi ban”. It pays homage to the family Japanese ancestry.

As a contemporary house, Hood River Residence is dominated with wood materials. For its ceilings, a lot of big beams are used to expose the ceilings more clearly. The frame of the glass wall is also made from the wood, creating a good balance with the wooden cabinet and wooden furniture in the kitchen and dining area. The concrete floor turns into a warm floor with the patterned rug on the living area.

The architect uses a lot of different materials to meet every room needs for the family. In the play area, rock climbing has been created to make the children more active even when they are inside the house. In the bathroom, the combination of glass on the bathroom door with a wooden floor can create an elegant look. The curved sculptural rail and the stair are dominated with wood materials.

The aluminum skin of The Wave House is orchestrated well. It also emulates the nature’s own eloquent geometry beauty. The painted aluminum appears like a massive undulating facade that flows on the two stories of the house then arrives on the ground floor. The 300 custom and unique cut aluminum pieces are organized to create a massive architectural movement.

Roscoe House has a welcoming entrance area with white walls and a blue door. This look-like-a-treehouse doesn’t have any clear boundary of the inside and outside area. For the result, the interior and exterior of the house are connected to each other with an awesome relationship of the design made by the architect.