Windmill Ranches by SDH Studio Architecture + Design is a luxury home architecture project shaped around lake views, art and indoor-outdoor living.
The residence works because the dramatic moments are tied to everyday use: entertaining, cooking, dining, retreating, crossing through the house and looking back to the landscape.
Project overview
The house was designed for a family with a strong interest in art and design. Its sloped roof volumes sit lightly above the site, while the double-height living and entertaining spaces open the interior towards the lake.
A wine wall separates the dining and living areas, the kitchen becomes the backdrop to the main entertaining space, and the morning room projects towards the water to strengthen the indoor-outdoor relationship.
What makes the residential design work
- The roof form gives the house a clear architectural identity.
- Large openings connect the interior with the lake and landscape.
- The entertaining spaces are dramatic without losing domestic purpose.
- The master suite has its own private wing and landscape relationship.
- The glass bridge turns circulation into part of the experience.
Project details
- Project size: about 596 sq m.
- Site size: about 5,481 sq m.
- Completion: 2020.
- Building levels: two.
- Project team: SDH Studio Architecture + Design, with Libertad Rodriguez as architect.
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