Walther Residence – SO-IL
A home in the Hudson Valley where the views feel as if the land extends to the infinite and the artificial lighting is attuned to the sun’s journey, keeping the transition seamless and comfortable.
There are open and closed buildings. Bounded and unbounded spaces. Flowing forms and linear structures. The idea for a house in this vast landscape in Millbrook, 140 km north of New York City, was to combine these different qualities to create a unique form, bespoke to the location and task.
Under a sweeping, curved concrete roof, semi-circular rooms with orthogonal shapes merge into a hybrid spatial structure. A house without corners and edges, closed and open at the same time. The building is positioned on a prominent site, continuing and completing a rock formation, with sweeping views of the Catskills and Hudson Highlands. It is a very special home on a very special site.
