Forest Park by Cuppett Kilpatrick Architecture and Interiors

Houses

A house located on the edge of a gentle slope change and set well back from the street.

Architect: Cuppett Kilpatrick Architecture and Interiors
Photography by: Whit Preston

Planted on the edge of a gentle slope change and set well back from the street, the house rises from its park-like setting on a brick plinth. It is organized with the rigor of a classical building yet executed in a manner which is decidedly modern.

Careful and quiet detailing gives the house a sharp graphic quality. A thin, steel roof plane appears to float above the classically ordered two story brick volume. Windows are stacked over one another and stitched together with an undulating brick detail. A similar patterned breeze block window at the garage balances the composition.

Order also pervades the interior; organized along the lenght of the house, public spaces are flanked by a rhythm of solid and void created by full height millwork between daylight openings.

In addition to the windows on the main facades, a centrally located stair and light well spills into the foot of the kicthen. Opposite the kitchen, a small window on the floor of the exaggerated firebox allows it to glow, without flame.

The simple form with classical proportions constructed of handmade brick bestows a strong presence on its site while quietly reinforcing the fabric of its existing neighborhood.

A sun room with a glass wall provides lots of sunlight and a direct view of the swimming pool.
A sun room with a glass wall provides lots of sunlight and a direct view of the swimming pool.
An open layout of dining and living area. The dining room includes a natural wood round table, and the living room has a huge fireplace with a large TV above.
An open layout of dining and living area. The dining room includes a natural wood round table, and the living room has a huge fireplace with a large TV above.
The kitchen features clean-lined materials. Full height millwork between daylight openings creates a rhythm of solid.
The kitchen features clean-lined materials. Full height millwork between daylight openings creates a rhythm of solid.
A home office is positioned beneath the centrally located stair, and a light well spills into the kicthen's foot.
A home office is positioned beneath the centrally located stair, and a light well spills into the kicthen’s foot.
The bedroom has a floating bed, huge windows with a view of the trees, and a block out curtain for privacy.
The bedroom has a floating bed, huge windows with a view of the trees, and a block out curtain for privacy.
The house's back facade, which has a large swimming pool and a living space.
The house’s back facade, which has a large swimming pool and a living space.
Opposite the kitchen, a small window on the floor of the exaggerated firebox allows it to glow, without flame.
Opposite the kitchen, a small window on the floor of the exaggerated firebox allows it to glow, without flame.
Windows are stacked over one another and stitched together with an undulating brick detail. A similar patterned breeze block window at the garage balances the composition.
Windows are stacked over one another and stitched together with an undulating brick detail. A similar patterned breeze block window at the garage balances the composition.
The home rises from a park-like setting on a brick plinth, with a thin steel roof plane that appears to hover above the classically arranged two-story brick volume house.
The home rises from a park-like setting on a brick plinth, with a thin steel roof plane that appears to hover above the classically arranged two-story brick volume house.

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