Modern New York House | Red Rock | New York | Anmahian Winton Architects

This ensemble of buildings includes a one-bedroom house, and a combined guesthouse and garage located on a densely wooded site in Red Rock, NY. A 200-foot long masonry retaining wall follows the contour of the steep topography and directs the entry to the site, and establishes a new plateau for the house, guesthouse, and garden.

The buildings engage the site in different ways. The guesthouse clings to the wall and overlooks the level garden terrace, while the main house projects out from the landform and opens up to the forest treetops. .....more

House In Telluride | Colorado | Anmahian Winton Architects

The essence of this design lies in the relationship between a conventional house program and an extraordinary mountain site. The house sits 10,000 feet above sea level on the steep slope of the San Juan Mountains. The project explores ways to engage the beauty of the site and to provide relief from an intense, high desert climate that is taxing on both people and buildings. The materials chosen for this project — local limestone, recycled red copper, weathering steel, and reclaimed woods — are sustainable, durable, and low maintenance.......more

The Blue Rock House | Anmahian Winton Architects

The Blue Rock house is an ensemble of buildings whose form and arrangement suggest a minimalist dairy barn. Buildings are organized so the owners can comfortably inhabit them as a small family, or as a large group of extended family and friends.

The buildings are set into the bedrock and high shoulder of the property to varying degrees, allowing the land to protect the compound from extreme weather. Bluestone walls weave between architecture and landscape, establishing geometric order and creating a protective courtyard.........more