Five Gables
Undisclosed, Pennsylvania
Jun 2022
Project Description from Worrell Yeung
Formally the house is a collection of repeating gabled volumes that are connected internally yet visually distinct in their mass and orientation. Collectively, these structures accommodate the needs of a larger home, and are organized to create a series of outdoor courtyards and terraces that uniquely engage the surrounding sloped landscape. Upon entering the property, a fifth freestanding guest house anchors the highest point of the site with the driveway and existing stream flowing around it towards the lake.
The simple geometric volumes are articulated with local quarried Pennsylvania stone ends, stained-pine vertical siding and zinc metal roofs that come together to create a muted yet rustic material palette that both contrasts and draws directly from the local landscape. The interiors, completed with unfinished character-grade white pine cladding and casework combined with extensive stone work, imbue a distinct texture with a character of being hand-crafted and patina that will develop over time.
Captions
284: South elevation, also showing the guest house (fifth gable) on the East near the creek
285: Approaching the entry couryard of the North elevation
290: Courtyard view of the main entrance after snow fall 291: Vaulted living room with large windows framing the courtyard and the steep landscape to the South
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