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Modern Home Design - Khyber Ridge by Studio NminusOne

The Khyber Ridge house is a modern home designed by Studio NminusOne on request of a professional snowboarder. This Modern Home Design is located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, was built by following the line of a steep mountain, it is one of maximum engagement with the site. The Modern Home Design is distributed along a steep slope, developing diverse tactical relations to the landscape, the surrounding views and the internal functions or program of the house.

Made up of five levels, the lower level, a guest house is embedded in the rock for maximum privacy. Its green roof blends in with the landscape. In contrast the main living volume is formed by a cantilevering roof with a suspended floor projecting out of the slope. The cantilever is anchored by four 3 foot deep steel beams drilled directly into the rock face; its floor is suspended by four, 1 inch diameter stainless steel rods. With its glass enclosure, the effect created is of a floating open platform, revealing when occupied the full impact of the surrounding mountains. One is literally suspended in space and surrounded by the foliage of trees. The upper level bedrooms retreat back along the contours of the mountain producing discreet relationships to the surrounding views. As the inhabitants navigate these volumes, they continuously weave in and out of the terrain.

In the winter, the flat roof of the living level retains the snow. The snow then acts as an insulating blanket keeping the temperature close to 0 degrees Celsius. In the summer, the flat roof of this Modern Home Design becomes a necessary flat surface for outdoor living, leaving the rest of the sloped site intact. Via.

Modern Home Design - Khyber Ridge by Studio NminusOne

Modern Home Design - Khyber Ridge by Studio NminusOne

Modern Home Design - Khyber Ridge by Studio NminusOne

Modern Home Design - Khyber Ridge by Studio NminusOne