worrell yeung’s ridge home frames the mountains of upstate the big apple

an elongated home follows a wooded ridgeline

In a distant nook of Upstate New York, structure studio Worrell Yeung completes Ridge Home, a residential challenge perched on a wooded knoll in decrease Columbia County. Designed for a younger household of 4, the house carves a delicate presence into an 88-acre ridgeline, partaking deeply with the encompassing terrain and panoramic mountain vistas. Sharing the positioning is a second construction, the Ridge Barn, a formally aligned but materially distinct companion challenge. (Keep tuned for designboom’s protection!)

At first look, Ridge Home seems as a minimalist gabled silhouette stretching 128 toes alongside the ridgeline. Somewhat than dominating the positioning, Worrell Yeung embeds the construction into the pure contours of the forested plateau. The structure is outlined not by ostentation, however by a rigorous stability of geometric readability and tactile materiality. The strategy is deliberately gradual — by way of a winding drive that builds anticipation — culminating in an surprising entry: not a entrance door, however a passage carved into the middle of the house, flanked by textured board-formed concrete.

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Worrell Yeung Brings the Outdoors In with Customized Particulars

Inside this central threshold, the Ridge Home splits into two wings: a communal area open to mild and views, and a personal wing receding into the woods. Within the shared dwelling space, the group at Worrell Yeung unifies kitchen, eating, and lounge right into a hovering lofted room beneath a 20-foot gabled ceiling. Concrete parts — a monolithic kitchen island on one finish, a hearth on the opposite — anchor the room, whereas 30-foot glass spans supply uninterrupted views of each the Catskill and Taconic mountain ranges.

Indoor-outdoor move is prolonged by a west-facing veranda, which serves as a quiet platform for watching mild shift throughout the Catskills. Right here, Worrell Yeung additionally nods to expressive craftsmanship. Over the eating space, the architects collaborated with Lambert & Fils to design customized lighting impressed by the gabled type itself. The fixtures challenge mild each upward to the ceiling and downward to a bespoke Bien Hecho eating desk, mirroring the structural language of the home. Inside, Colony’s inside design balances heat layers and funky tones, particularly within the indigo-hued non-public areas.

the house sits humbly inside the panorama with a minimalist gabled type

Non-public Areas turn into Architectural Sanctuaries

Past the dwelling core, the non-public wing of Ridge Home continues Worrell Yeung’s dedication to quiet geometry and element. An extended hall faces east, drawing the attention towards the Taconic ridgeline, whereas a steady white-oak wall conceals entrances to the 2 visitor bedrooms and the first suite. These rooms are outlined not by ornamentation however by their relationship to the land: every options an expansive 7-by-9-foot image window. As a result of the home windows are too giant to open historically, the architects inserted a cleverly disguised ‘visionless’ wooden panel that enables for pure air flow.

On the southern finish of the house, the first suite turns into a meditation on rhythm and repose. Worrell Yeung employs a repetition of sq. window varieties, three of that are paired with operable wooden inserts. One window frames a deep concrete soaking tub, providing the proprietor a contemplative soak with views west to the Catskills. The bathe and vainness are positioned inside the similar open quantity, reinforcing the architectural purity of the area. Like the remainder of the home, the suite operates inside a quiet 8-by-8-foot modular logic — a measured cadence that hyperlinks the Ridge Home to the Ridge Barn, and to the bigger panorama it inhabits.

a central, carved-out threshold replaces a conventional entrance door