Allen Residence

Concept
This is simply meant to be a diagrammatical concept. I have spent some time adding materials and finishes so that you can visualize a style applied to the concept, but the main focus of these images is to show how we visualize the home fitting into this lot. I have also spent some time thinking about the weather and how the sun wind and light will effect the home, hence the berming, walls, where rooms are arranged, and exterior shading.

From North

There is quite a bit of trellis here, and some of it is to give you the wine country look that you asked for, some of it is simply extended structure, but the main reason is for shading. The view from this lot is due north, which means that we don't need to worry about direct gain on the front of the house (lots of glass for views). The glass that would be exposed to that harsh East and West sun during the day is either blocked by planting or green trellis. The idea behind the trellis is that during the summer when we want to block out that direct sun the plants are green and leafy acting like filters, then when we want to let in as much sunlight as possible during the winter those vines have lost their leaves.



Perspective Roof Plan
The home takes full advantage of the lot without dominating it. Outdoor and indoor spaces have been integrated. And the house is very sectional, although keeping the main living quarters on one level.

Area Map
Satellite images of Chelan are only recorded every five years or so, and the current ones don't show any homes in Clos Chevalle, but you can guess from this map where your immediate neighbors will build. The main level has been framed to exclude direct views of lot 36 and 38, while still gaining the 180 view of the lake. It's high enough on the lot to see past the hill on lot 65, and it's sunken into the lot to be private from the road above.

Main Floor (downstairs) Plan
This is very conceptual, showing the square footages that you asked for and adjacencies that make sense. I showed different textures as floor areas only to differentiate between areas, the main areas I'm guessing would not be separated by walls.
The breakfast nook is on the East side of the house to take advantage of the morning sun, and is connected to the South-East and North-East patios for breakfast outside.
The Kitchen is adjacent to the breakfast nook for obvious reasons.
Service areas such as storage and laundry are located on the south side of the house where there is no view of the lake.
There would be room for a garden for vegetables and herbs off of the South-East patio.
The master bedroom would have a gorgeous view up-lake and be connected to the North-West patio (sunsets).

Upper Level Plan
 I've separated the craft/guest room from the garage to better integrate it into the house as a functioning guest bed. It's adjacent to the garage for utility, but is still connected to the upper deck and is close to the main entrance.
The entry/foyer would be a double-height stairway that takes advantage of the view from the first moment one enters the home. The guest bedroom would also be accessed through the upper foyer to maintain separation from the home.
The guest bedroom has a large private deck on the East side of the house and maintains a view of the entire lake. There is an exterior wall along the South side of the deck to maintain privacy from the road, with window cut-outs to gain southern light and views of Bear Mountain.

View from South-East
This image shows how the different levels of the home are integrated into the site.

View from Lower Road
This is a view of the home from below superimposed onto the lot. By lowering the pool in front we can reduce excavation and foundation costs, while maintaining privacy and a view of the lake from the pool.
Wind on this lot will come mostly from the North-West in the summer (eased by the wall shown here in the lower right) and then switch to the South-East in the winter (eased by berming into the site and the wall that runs along the East side of the driveway).

View from lot above
This view shows how well the house sits in the hillside. It is low for privacy, but takes advantage of every view.

The Next Step
We would like to discuss your likes and dislikes of the concept, then start working on plans that integrate construction methods (cost), materials, room divisions, structure, at which point I can begin to model and optimize lighting conditions to show exactly where and when you will have direct light in the home.