Glenford House
- Location
- Glenford, New York
- Type
- Residential
A house organized around an outdoor court, with the roof structure left exposed and the lighting kept out of its way.
The main floor is anchored around a central outdoor court, the organizing idea of the whole house. Three distinct wings wrap this interior gathering space, connected by a living and dining area. Full-height doors open directly to the court, where a rock garden, stone stairs, and fresh plantings make the transition to the surrounding deck genuinely inviting.
Nearly everything here is custom: the exposed cross-laminated timber rafters were produced in New York and engineered to match the home's distinctive roofline, down to individually custom-fabricated joist hangers for every unique angle.
Partially below grade, a media and guest room offers a genuinely flexible fourth space for overflow guests, a proper home office, or a screening room.
Credits
- Design and build
- Amin Tadj Studio
- Lighting design
- Nuordic
With the rafters exposed and the ceiling doing the architectural work, the light is kept small and set back so the structure reads first.
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