south California vacation

This three-bedroom vacation home located on the spectacular south coast California is anchored in the natural beauty and power of the surrounding landscape. The design literally embeds the building within the land, creating a structure that is inseparable from its context. The site, which features a 250-foot drop to the Pacific Ocean along the bluff and toward the west, offers dramatic views.

The long, thin house plays to the natural contours of the land. The main bearing system of the house is set back twelve feet from the bluff, both to protect the cliff’s delicate ecosystem and to ensure the structure’s integrity and safety. The house itself is cantilevered over the bluff. The interior is a shelter, an elegant refuge in contrast with the roughness and immense scale of the ocean and cliff.

The house’s two main facades express both shelter and exposure with expanses of glass to reveal ocean and coastline views; long strips of glass channels that dapple the light. The south facade, clad in copper, which wraps over the roof, is mostly enclosed, offering a retreat from the forces of nature. Roof overhangs on the east and west protect the windows and the front door from the harshness of sun and wind. The house is both robust and light striking a perfect balance of materials and that with time will weather and be one with the terrain.

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

The Fallhouse by Fougeron Architects

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