Bella Vista Waters

Expressive design, dosed by the criteria of simplicity.

The architectural language of the set is based on the expressiveness of its own elements, dosed by the criteria of simplicity. This ultra-modern home has three levels with large open terrace and floor-to-ceiling windows that feature uninterrupted district views almost from every part of it. The client wanted a spacious house, where he could work, exercise, entertain friends and, of course, live in. The house consists of a ground floor, a first floor with an additional basement 6 space garages, courtyard with reflecting pool, and a garden area. The ground Floor includes a covered entrance hall, an inner hall, a double height formal lounge, two guest bathrooms, a double height Interior Patio, a living room with fireplace, dining room, breakfast area, and kitchen with Pantry and utility room.

The upper level includes a lobby, TV Room, Master Bedroom with bathroom and dressing room, gym, four secondary bedrooms with bathroom and dressing room in each, and an outdoor terrace garden. Also on this level, there is a guest bedroom and bathroom that is separated from the rest of the bedrooms. Top-level is perfect for entertaining because in addition to incredible views from the deck that features a bar, toilets and waiting rooms with LCD TVs. One of the main objectives was to achieve the most natural light and views to the garden, and not to create a series of closed rooms but a series of spaces where the events happen and communicate with one another. The light filled interiors are ordered and open, crisply detailed and minimal while retaining richness and warmth. In addition there are many other high-tech stuff at home like a remote controlled fan system, security system, and so on.

Glass, in various renditions, is the primary wall enclosure material. There are twenty-four sliding glass panels, and configured to disappear into hidden pockets or to slide beyond the building perimeter. Deep overhangs serve as solar protection for the double pane glazing and become progressively larger as the main elevation of the building follows the hillside contours from Eastern to North western exposure. This creates a microclimate which surrounds the building, creating inhabitable outdoor spaces while reducing cooling loads within. Every elevation of the house opens to capture the prevailing breezes to passively ventilate and cool the house. A vestibule at the lowest point of the house can be opened in conjunction with glass panels on the second floor to create a thermal chimney, distributing cool air throughout while extracting hot air.