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OZ House in Atherton
Luxury Property in San Mateo County, CA, United States ? design By Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Jun 28, 2017
OZ House
Design: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Location: Atherton, CA 94027, USA
OZ House in Atherton

The site is a hilltop in Atherton, accessed via the winding Ridgeview Drive, ending in a circular cul de sac. The entry gate is framed by a concrete wall from which the house number, 96, is incised. Once inside, views in other directions unfold, and in the distance, the skyline of San Francisco framed by the entry canopy.

Two L shapes bars balance on top of each other creating courts and overhangs, defining indoor and outdoor spaces with bridges and cantilevers.
Services are solid elements which comb the space with walls of mechanism and storage floating within the open lines of the bars.

The basement is for family play and casual entertaining, opening to a large grassed area below. A light court carved into the ground illuminates the other side of the L. Above is the main level for formal entertaining which cantilevers over the basement and looks to the city view. Dining, kitchen and family areas are in the other leg of the L, where stairs go up to the bedroom L, inverted and floating above.

The leg facing the city view is the master, cantilevered over the wing below creating an outdoor room, the other leg are four child...