Andresakis
Residence
Shimmer House
Boulder, Colorado
Under Construction
This house is located on a very
steeply sloping boulder field in the foothills west of Boulder with spectacular
views back through the foothills down to the plains. The design combines the
owner's desire to extend these views to as many rooms as possible and to create
a courtyard-type plan, while synthesizing the owner's interest in Italian hill
towns and modern technology.
By stretching the major living areas along the slope, including
extensive outdoor terraces at each end, the house takes advantage of the
otherwise daunting site. The building's form steps up to the children's bedrooms
and then again to the master suite, allowing views over the roof of the rooms
below. By orienting each room simultaneously toward both the outward distant
views and the internal courtyard, the house reiterates the public/private,
individual/family dynamic of the themes of the design.
