SketchUp Concept Home Walkthrough

This is the main floor of my concept home I modeled in SketchUp.

The house is intended to be mostly subterranean, set into a hill with a green yard roof. The large glass wall of the living room and kitchen peers out of the hillside and is situated for maximum daylight illumination.

A freestanding coat and shoe closet is found upon entry. Here, a staircase hugs the backside of the curved dining room wall and leads into the basement. The curved wall penetrates both floors like a continuous column.

Stairs lead down into the living room from the main entry. Here, the ceiling height is also lowered, allowing for a band of windows between the two ceiling levels. In the living room, a segment of the wall appears to be a regular mirror, but is actually a one-way-mirror, reflecting light back into the home, while acting as a "window" for the basement. The living room floor continues beyond the glass wall out into the patio, creating an indoor/outdoor living experience.

A greenhouse straddles both the interior of the kitchen and the outdoors, and is ideal for herbs and fresh produce. Alongside this is an all-weather outdoor area for grilling with a cantilevered roof. The dining room table sits into a well in the floor. The table seats six, but can be expanded to seat more than double by adding an extension to heighten its base and by attaching a larger circular tabletop. Freestanding seating is required for this configuration.

Near the rear of the house are the bathroom and guest, or child's bedroom. Above the bathroom is a loft or office area which sits both above and below the roof. Windows above and below the roof allow for views both down into the home, and out onto the green yard "roof."

The rear wall dividing the master bedroom from the rest of the house is also made from one-way mirrors, amplifying the perceived volume and daylight of the home, while acting as a giant "window" from inside the bedroom that allows natural daylight to enter. A small "outdoor" alcove well is part of the bedroom. Curtains hang from the cantilevered roof of the bed to allow for privacy and darkness. The master bath is accessible through the walk-in-closet. Here, the shower, bath, and sauna are all incorporated together behind a glass partition. A door exiting into the main space of the house can only be opened from inside the master bath, and is disguised as a wall panel with no handle when viewed from outside.

Furniture choices include Eames RAR rocker and Lounge Chair, Modernica Case Study Daybed and Case Study Alpine Bed, Mies van der Rohe MR chairs, MR Chaise Lounge, MR Adjustable Chaise Lounge, MR Lounge Chair, Barcelona Stools and Barcelona Table, Poul Kjaerholm PK20 chair, George Jensen rocking chair, vintage television aquarium, and various vintage and built-in pieces.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Concept house
• mid-century modern
• mcm
• Mies van der Rohe
• Eames
• RAR
• MR chair
• MR Lounge
• Barcelona
• Bauhaus
• one way mirror
• Modernica
• Case Study
• Poul Kjaerholm
• George Jensen
• vintage