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Fort 137

Daniel Joseph Chenin

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North facade with expansive desert vistas stretching to the distant horizon. - Stetson Ybarra
The great room opens to the pool deck with views and breezes from the south. The pool provides evaporative cooling of the interior space and courtyard. - Stetson Ybarra
Anchored in the landscape, a tranquil refuge along the fringes of the city at sunrise. - Stetson Ybarra
North facade with expansive desert vistas stretching to the distant horizon. - Stetson Ybarra

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
House
6.93
7.20
7.03
7.37
7.13
Maja Bernvill
Maja Bernvill Creative Director at Specific Generic
The beautiful and mindful orchestra...
7
9
8
8
8
Sanchit Arora
Sanchit Arora Principal Architect at Renesa Studio
6
6
6
6
6
Tugba Okcuoglu
Tugba Okcuoglu Creative Concept and Customer Experience Developer at Ingka Centers
a true modern mansion in the desert...
6.05
7.16
7.82
7.82
7.21
Jan Clostermann
Jan Clostermann Founder and Director at CLOU Architects
6.5
8.5
7
7.5
7.38
Jorge Mendez Caceres
Jorge Mendez Caceres Creative Director at BDG Architecture & Design
One Word: WOWZA!...
7.81
8.06
8.22
8.14
8.06
Adi Utama
Adi Utama Global Office Development at JetBrains
5
5
5
5
5
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Founder and Colour Specialist at Studio Justine Fox
7.25
7.36
6.56
7.53
7.18
Bin Ju
Bin Ju Founder and Chief Design Director at Horizontal Design
5.7
5.86
5.78
6.26
5.9
Constance Guisset
Constance Guisset Founder at Constance Guisset Studio
9
8
7
9
8.25
Marie Hesseldahl
Marie Hesseldahl Partner and Head of Interior and Product Design at 3xn
8
8
8
8
8
Marie-Andree Busque
Marie-Andree Busque Director Interior Architecture at Sid Lee Architecture
7.5
8
8
7.75
7.81
Islam El Mashtooly
Islam El Mashtooly Creative Director at OBMI
7
8
8
8
7.75
Jason Chan
Jason Chan Founder at Jason Design Group
8.78
7.33
7.85
7.23
7.8
Liyun Hao
Liyun Hao Founder and Design Director at EVD
5.32
5.72
5.16
6.36
5.64
Stéphane Bernier
Stéphane Bernier Partner and Director of Retail Strategy and Innovation at Ædifica
7
6
7
8
7
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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Material
5.70
5.96
6.08
6.57
6.08
Maja Bernvill
Maja Bernvill Creative Director at Specific Generic
I enjoy the stone that mimics the l...
5
7
4
7
5.75
Sanchit Arora
Sanchit Arora Principal Architect at Renesa Studio
6
6.5
6
5
5.88
Jan Clostermann
Jan Clostermann Founder and Director at CLOU Architects
5
6.5
5
7
5.88
Jorge Mendez Caceres
Jorge Mendez Caceres Creative Director at BDG Architecture & Design
3.7
1.94
6.46
6.34
4.61
Adi Utama
Adi Utama Global Office Development at JetBrains
5
5
5
5
5
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Founder and Colour Specialist at Studio Justine Fox
Seamless connection and celebration...
5
6.43
7.15
7.54
6.53
Bin Ju
Bin Ju Founder and Chief Design Director at Horizontal Design
5.86
6.1
6.1
6.66
6.18
Constance Guisset
Constance Guisset Founder at Constance Guisset Studio
5
5
5
5
5
Marie Hesseldahl
Marie Hesseldahl Partner and Head of Interior and Product Design at 3xn
6
6
6
8
6.5
Marie-Andree Busque
Marie-Andree Busque Director Interior Architecture at Sid Lee Architecture
7.03
6.5
7.5
7.5
7.13
Islam El Mashtooly
Islam El Mashtooly Creative Director at OBMI
7
8
8
8
7.75
Jason Chan
Jason Chan Founder at Jason Design Group
7.23
6.5
6.92
6.92
6.89
Liyun Hao
Liyun Hao Founder and Design Director at EVD
5
5
5
5
5
Stéphane Bernier
Stéphane Bernier Partner and Director of Retail Strategy and Innovation at Ædifica
7
7
7
7
7
Floor area
730 ㎡
Completion
2021
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Located along the western most point of the Las Vegas Valley, abutting federally protected land, the site benefits from unobstructed views of the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area and the surrounding foothills. The clients, a family of nature enthusiasts, sought an environmentally conscious home with a direct relationship to its site to function as a base camp for their active lifestyle.

In response, the residence is an open structure, organized into three layers, which radiate from a communal nucleus to a periphery of more intimate and private zones. The layout of the residence becomes readable as two flanking walls joined by a series of connected rock masses emerging from the earth creating a protected courtyard. Each volume is carefully placed to maximize views of the surrounding landscape, while mitigating the harsh effects of the desert sun and wind. The building pays homage to the old fort structures from the early settlement days of Las Vegas, which relied upon site-sourced materials along with tried-and-true techniques for building in an arid climate.

Panoramic glass doors on the north and south facades extend the living space beyond the architectural perimeter while providing cross-ventilation and daylighting, along with expansive views. Deep, louvered roof overhangs help minimize heat gain by providing shade during summer months while allowing natural light to permeate into the space during the winter.

The residence is largely comprised of carefully chosen native and regionally sourced materials that will complement and evolve with the site as they age and patina over time. Rocks excavated from the site were used to the greatest extent possible to partner with the environment so that the building blends into the ecology while minimizing waste. Pervious materials throughout allow rainwater to recharge local aquifers.

Designed to meet net-energy zero, the project limits its environmental impact through strategies, such as, passive cooling, daylighting, thermal mass, cool roofs, photovoltaic panel infrastructure, and radiant heating, along with local and site sourced no maintenance materials offset the home’s carbon footprint while providing good stewardship for the land.