Explore the interiors of the historically rich Three Chimney House
& Partners and Christoff Finio Architecture, before setting up shop on his own with TWRA in 2013. His striking, clean geometries have already won him the Deborah Norden Prize from The Architectural League of New York, and a Design Research Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His portfolio spans residential and art-related commissions, including Three Chimney House, a family home in Virginia, inspired by the land it sits on. Ryan works between San Francisco and New York.
The client, a small young family, was keen for the narrative of the home to engage with the area’s rich past. In the civil war, the project’s 45 acres played host to a hospital for the wounded, while other past uses have spanned open fields for horse training and grazing, and land for a weathered hunting cabin in 1960s. Now, TW Ryan Architecture was adding another chapter to this story.
Ryan had grown up in nearby North Carolina, surrounded by Southern colonial houses, and this was a source of inspiration for the light-filled 5,800 sq ft edifice. He updates the style with contemporary touches in the shape of three defining elements: walls, ceilings and three, towering, 30 ft high chimneys. Built on grass from modernist-inspired light-colored brick, these have a lime-baked surface that will age over time, like the evolving, surrounding landscape.
Copper roofs are a nod to Thomas Jefferson’s Montecello that lurks nearby and windows have been placed carefully to frame the cinematic vistas of this edge of Virginia that include Shenandoah Mountains, ponds, and rolling hillsides – more contextual touches. This spot is not far from where the Lewis and Clark Expedition took place, the discovery of America, and so any building on this land needed to be momentous. The clients requested that ‘the success of Three Chimney House be measured over centuries.’ Ryan’s design principles achieve this in a form that aims ‘to be timeless, durable and self-evident.’ §
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ryan Giggs: 'Wales deserve that status of being feared and taken seriously'The Wales manager talks to Ben Fisher about parallels between his squad and Manchester United’s Class of 92, rising expectations and Roy Keane
Read more »
Architects Directory 2020: Lenschow & Pihlmann, DenmarkRanging from student accommodation to private housing and Nordic cabins, the work of Danish practice Lenschow & Pihlmann is underlined by a subtle sophistication, in both forms and material, and rooted in the country’s traditions. Established by Ki...
Read more »
Architects Directory Alumnus: Titik Dua hotel by Andra MatinThe Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most...
Read more »
Sarah Paulson dodges questions about Lea Michele's on-set behaviourPaulson and Michele have both starred in Ryan Murphy shows
Read more »
'Heat dome' to bake America with temperatures beyond 90F for weeksSummer 2020 marked by heatwaves, Tropical Storms, fire threats, and a La Nina watch
Read more »
Cases of child malnutrition in England double in last six monthsAlmost 2,500 children admitted to hospitals in England suffering malnutrition in 2020
Read more »