GLIMCHER

The homeowners wanted a detached residence that would immerse their guests in the natural landscape

LOCATION: UNITED STATES

ARCHITECT: UP STUDIO

PROJECT NAME: GLIMCHER

The homeowners wanted a detached residence that would immerse their guests in the natural landscape but they also feared that the introduction of a new structure would distract from the beauty of the property’s native wildness. #ConcealedCottage addresses this by closing off three sides of the home with a reflective facade and focusing all views towards the woods & water. . We had some concerns about how this material would work around the birds and wildlife on the property, so before proposing this idea to the homeowners we did some research and found that by slightly warping the reflective facade and skinning it with a film that has a small, subtle pattern printed on it, the facade will become visible to passing birds and other animals