How do certain parts of a home relate to one another in order to highlight view? Fusing portions of a home together in specific ways can help elicit certain feelings and shape the way we experience a space. Does the great room want to be bookended by other spaces, creating a focused view to the outside, or should it be open on multiple sides to create a wide view? Should the primary bedroom look out to a favorite sculpture? The answers come from the client and are responded to by the architect, and from there we all negotiate hopes and dreams within the site’s opportunities and constraints.Īlignment. Once those baseline determinations are made, questions about the preferences follow. Other times it’s very personal and needs to be discovered. How does a home position itself in relation to important views, landmarks, features, and sunlight patterns? No matter the scenario, arriving at the decision to highlight certain views always starts by asking, “Where are the best views, and what is the most important view to you?” Sometimes it’s a key focal point such as a mountain gap or a bay inlet. In reality, designing with view in mind comes down to a few simple, functional considerations. Writing about the design of a home in these terms sounds like an architect’s dream: esoteric and abstract. We focus intently on this unique characteristic of “view” because it is just that – an element that makes one property distinct from another, one that makes it inherently personal.
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That is why we as architects treat the placement of the windows with the same level of attention as the placement of a piece of art. Experiencing a stunning view enhances our appreciation of a place.
Whether a home is along a coastal byway, on a mountain ridge, or nestled into the countryside, the power of “the view” seen from within looking out creates an emotional connection between us and the environment we are surrounded by. Especially so when it comes to the relationship between a home and its views of the surrounding environment.
In architecture, as in life, context is everything.