Homestour

The need to save 15 specimen oaks determined the iconic form of this house. A potentially bulky form is instead a pair of tall, slim Monopoly houses with a glass slot that joins and splits the house top to bottom, flooding light throughout. McKinney York chose straightforward materials such as metal roofs for rainwater collection, cementitious siding and recycled stone for the retaining walls and porch fireplace. It is the detailing that brings elegance to those materials – the taut eaves and clever “inverse board and batten” use of the siding which accentuate the slimness of the building are two such examples. The siding is joined at the corners by an inverted metal corner, enhancing the simplicity of the composition. Eac... More