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Exterior night view of modern mountain home with tall wood windows

Martis Camp Residence: Mountain retreat blurs traditional and modern

Jul 6, 2021

Location: Lake Tahoe, California

Primary Material System: Hybrid contemporary wood fenestration

How do you blur traditional mountain architecture with contemporary minimalism without losing warmth or character?

Nestled in the forest northwest of Lake Tahoe, this character home features sleek rooflines, a massive wooden pivot door and amazing views of the Northstar Ski Slopes.

Cedar Creek Winery, also known as Martin’s Lane Winery: Okanagan winery integrated into the hillside

Dynamic Fenestration

May 20, 2021

Location: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Primary Material System: Large-scale commercial glazing and pivot door systems

How do you integrate industrial winemaking processes into a refined visitor experience embedded within the hillside?

Situated on the hills above Lake Okanagan, this winery was designed to interact with two key physical elements: the topography of the land and the flow of gravity, which is vital to the winemaking process.

Hog Pen Creek Residence: Blending nature with lake front living

Dynamic Fenestration

Apr 29, 2021

Location: Austin, Texas

Primary Material System: Alaskan Yellow Cedar window walls and doors

How do you maximize indoor-outdoor living while preserving heritage trees and the natural character of the site?

The clients tasked Lake|Flato Architects to design a home that was part of the natural landscape with an emphasis on outdoor living and experiencing the surroundings through the architecture.

Architectural windows in panoramic modern mountain home

Bigwood Residence: Panoramic mountain retreat in glass and steel

Dynamic Fenestration

Apr 23, 2021

Location: Sun Valley, Idaho

Primary Material System: Steel and glass panoramic window systems

How do you frame extreme mountain landscapes with expansive glazing while resisting demanding high-altitude environmental exposure?

Olson Kundig drew inspiration for this design from the surrounding landscape of rugged mountains, high-altitude desert and big sky.

Brooklyn rowhouse with a modern window update

Brooklyn Rowhouse with A Modern Update

Dynamic Fenestration

Jun 16, 2019

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Primary Material System: Traditional wood windows with contemporary detailing

How do you modernize a historic urban rowhouse without erasing its architectural identity?

Although rowhouses have been popular as single-family dwellings since the late 18th century and have brought architectural uniformity to city living, this particular home was bought by a young family in 2014, gutted and then customized to become their own unique expression of urban living.