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News • News • 27 Nov 2022
Californian hills, creek and nature inform the design of Suspension House by Fougeron Architecture
Suspended between two California hills, the Suspension House by Fougeron Architecture involves the revamp and extension of a two-storey dwelling built in the 1970s that spans across a creek. The structure integrates seamlessly into the environment while making optimal use of the spectacular location for the clients.
Joe Fletcher
Suspending a house over a creek is no longer legal in California, posing significant challenges to the studio, especially building along the exact outline of the existing structure.
Joe Fletcher
As a result, the architects retained the footprint of the bottom and upper storeys while adding a third level with a different orientation. To sustain the load of the modifications, the existing hou... More
Project • By HOLLEGHA arquitectos • Individual Buildings
Duero Lookout
The biggest challenge of the project was the static solution for the cantilever platform. The old vantage point was on a heavily indented mass of rock resting on an inclined plane. For this reason, the static approach of the new vantage point is based on a foundation plate that is stuck in the rock massif as a counterweight. As a result, the less stable rock area is not stressed.
Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León
Due to its length of 12.8m and the location on the steep slope, the platform offers completely new perspectives. At its end there is an opening covered with a steel grating that allows a vertical view over the steep slope and its massive rocks .
The railing serves as a lateral bridge for the two b... More