Leicester House / SPG Architects

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Asheville, United States
  • Architects: SPG Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  4000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Dan Levin

Text description provided by the architects. This hilltop residence, located at the edge of a wooded knoll in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has expansive southern and western views. Approaching the house through these woods, one arrives at a striking single story façade of corten steel in a wood frame. A hint of the views is provided through the glass door, but it is not until entry that the full impact of the hilltop views can be experienced. The rear glass walls, which face West and South, are shielded by large overhangs and open to rolling farmland below and the mountains beyond.

Leicester House / SPG Architects - Windows, Facade
© Dan Levin

The entry level serves as the primary living area comprised of living, dining, kitchen, study and master bedroom suite. A two-bedroom guest wing with a media room is carved into the hilltop one level below. Functionality and energy efficiency are achieved both by this programmatic zoning, which allows the lower level to be shut down during periods when there are no guests. The efficiencies of the layout are supplemented by careful choice of materials, fixtures, fittings, and energy systems. The ‘greening’ of the house complements its visual warmth, grounding the modern structure in its rural landscape.

Leicester House / SPG Architects - Windows, Facade
© Dan Levin

Building Systems include the use of a geothermal field that greatly reduces energy consumption and costs associated with heating and cooling of the house. The house also has a rainwater collection system that collects 80% of water that falls on the rooftops and re-uses it for both toilets and landscaping needs. A green roof is incorporated over the guest wing to reduce water run-off, provide high insulation values and enhance the vistas from the upper level. Structural systems include a poured-in-place concrete lower level, with steel frame upper level super structure complemented by traditional wood framing throughout.

Leicester House / SPG Architects - Facade
© Dan Levin

Materials include corten steel entry façade, cumaru wood siding, decks and interior floors, painted and stained oak and birch veneer cabinetry. All window systems and appliances and building system equipment are energy-star rated and lighting includes energy-efficient LED, fluorescent and low-voltage lighting throughout.

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Cite: "Leicester House / SPG Architects" 03 Mar 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/116708/leicester-house-spg-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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