A Sun-Catching Atrium With Delightful Archways Anchors This North Carolina Home
Clad in rot-resistant cypress, the eco-friendly Westwood House in Asheville ushers in light and fresh air.
Clad in rot-resistant cypress, the eco-friendly Westwood House in Asheville ushers in light and fresh air.
Both energy-efficient and architecturally compelling, the Westwood House in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, takes a wedge-shaped form that optimizes views, sunlight, cross ventilation, and privacy.
The 3,000-square-foot residence boasts a shed roof populated by solar paneling. Directly below, Assembly Architecture & Build positioned a central atrium that allows natural light to fill the core of the home while reducing the need for street-facing windows. Operable skylights above brings up cool air from the basement through the chimney effect.
A covered front porch spills out to the yard and anchors the house to the site.
Photo: Thom Gaines
The overall design feels both open and private. This dualism carries over to the home’s intimate eating nook and entryway, which are made breathable by sweeping arches and a keyhole opening. Locally milled pine and cypress woods throughout the home and Spanish terra-cotta floors in the foyer accentuate Westwood House’s inviting, bohemian feel.
Solar panels populate the upper roof and a double height atrium in the middle helps to breakup the home's massing.
Photo: Thom Gaines
Looking from the foyer toward the central light filled atrium.
Photo: Thom Gaines
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