This house at the bottom of Lookout Mountain volcano in Truckee, California has glass walls chosen by local studio Faulkner Architects to tint the interiors "the colour of cooling magma".
Faulkner Architects worked with Concept Lighting Lab to create a slender, three-storey coloured window in Lookout House to spread the glow across exposed concrete walls of the entry and stairway.
Lookout house is surrounded by trees. Top image: Residence is built into a slope
"Red-orange glass suggests the colour of cooling magma, referencing the site's geology and offering a warm approach," said Faulkner Architects.
"The glow extends to the interior, bathing the entry and central stair in light."
Red-orange glass spans three levels Located at the base of the three-million-year-old volcano, the house's site is filled with volcanic sediment and huge boulders measuring up to 15 feet (4.5 metres) wide, as well as Jeffrey Pine and White Fir trees.
The coloured window is placed behind an outside area partially covered by a steel plate roof that forms the start of a passageway cutting right through the house. It ends on the first level at the top of the stairs with views of Martis Valley to the north and Lookout Mountain to the south.
The window makes the concrete walls glow
Lookout House is near to the popular skiing destination Lake Tahoe, and the circulation is intended to mirror the form of a ski slope that adjoins the site, according to Faulkner Architects. It ...