THE DOGRUN

The Cutting House is a residence for a return client who wanted to make use of an existing ranch house.  The concept is to salvage the existing house and surround it with new structures that will address the programmatic needs of the owners.  The new structures will provide space for a home office, utility room, gallery space, screened porches and a pool shade structure.  The existing house will be clad in stone with the new structures expressed in a contrasting lighter material that is not yet determined.  The dialogue between the existing and new structures will also include landscape spaces that tie the two architectural expressions together into a cohesive fabric. As the saying goes:  “the most sustainable architecture is the space that you don’t build” or in this case the re-use of the existing structure.  It will be a fun challenge for a great client! The project team consists of Steve Raike, Bill Aylor, Ted Flato, Laura Kaupp, Chris Krajcer, Oliver Adamson, and Matt Hlavinka.   above: view from entry drive above: overall floor plan above: view to entry above: living room interior above: view to kitchen above: view to living from kitchen above: bedroom interior above: interior of pool pavilion above:view from screen porch to pool above: view from barn path above: view from southwest