Colorado Residence – Cloud House

Colorado House, Lizard Head Pass Building, Architect, New American Residence

Cloud House, USA : Colorado Residence

Lizard Head Pass Architecture – design by Axis Mundi

Apr 13, 2012

Cloud House Colorado

House at Lizard Head Pass

Design: Axis Mundi

Cloud House Colorado
image : Axis Mundi

Lizard Head Pass, Colorado | The Cloud House is a planned weekend retreat, which is situated on a promontory high along a ridge of the Colorado Plateau. The site offers panoramic views from numerous vantage points. The house is nestled in a grove of dramatic Aspen trees.

Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence
images : Axis Mundi

The Colorado house design is a study in openness, transparency, lightness, and reflections. The house approaches near invisibility at certain times of the year. The floor plan is an abstract interpretation of a cumulus cloud shape transformed into a series of five rotated and elliptically shaped glass pods. The combined spaces have a softly nuanced suppleness based on the way the forms are hinged together. Each pod is an individual room having a distinct programmatic function. Room openings were created at the interstitial space where the pods meet. Interior doors have been reduced to a minimum. The overall design is a loose, free-form assemblage which is informed by its unique relationship to the site, and offers an incomparable meeting place of earth and sky.

Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence
images : Axis Mundi

Programmatically the house contains an entry pod, kitchen/dining areas, bedroom/storage/bathroom, living area, and a study/bar/powder room. The spaces have a porous and smooth flow between one another which offers exceptional opportunities for living and entertaining.

Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence Cloud House Colorado House at Lizard Head Pass Residence
images : Axis Mundi

Cloud House Colorado – Building Information

Total Area: 2,200 sqft, 600 sqft exterior deck
Major Materials: Steel structure, curved architectural glass, anodized aluminum, epoxy flooring, and wood decking
Design Team: John Beckmann, with Jacob George
Renderings: Jacob George
Diagrams and model: Jacob George and Jessica Marvin

© 2012 Axis Mundi Design LLC

Cloud House Colorado images / information from Axis Mundi

Axis Mundi

Location:Lizard Head Pass, Colorado, USA

Colorado Architecture
Northern Colorado House
photo : Wooseop Hwang

American Houses
Allandale House
picture from architects

Colorado Building – Latest Designs

History Colorado Center
Tryba Architects
History Colorado Center
picture from Weitzman

The Clyfford Still Museum Denver
Brad Cloepfil + Allied Works Architecture
The Clyfford Still Museum Denver
photograph : Jeremy Bittermann

Colorado Buildings

Northern Colorado House, Jackson County
Turnbull Griffin Haesloop
Northern Colorado House
photo : Wooseop Hwang

Denver Warehouse Building
Stephen Dynia Architects
Denver Warehouse
image from architects

Solaris Residences Vail
Barnes Coy Architects
Solaris Residences Vail
image from architects

American Architecture
American Opera house
photo : Iwan Baan

Comments / photos for the Cloud House Colorado – Lizard Head Pass Residence page welcome

Colorado House

USA