The Strickland-Ferris Residence by Frank Harmon
Frank Harmon designed this house in the woods of Raleigh, North Carolina.
From the architects:
Our design lifts the house off the ground on a series of sono-tube formed concrete piers and 8×8 wooden braces allowing minimal site disturbance. The house opens out to the north and the view with a storefront glass and steel façade stretching from the floor to the ceiling. Contrasting the window wall is the solid thick wall to the south which reaches 7’-0” above the finished floor upstairs wrapping the southwest and southeast corners. The solid wall never touches the roof allowing the house to have a private face to the street while maintaining views through the clearstory towards the forest.
Visit the website of Frank Harmon Architects – here.







Photography by Timothy Hursley and Jeffrey Jacobs.

Mike on 20 Aug 2008 at 12:11 pm #
I love this house!
ecology on 20 Aug 2008 at 1:55 pm #
This house rocks! Works in its surroundings and is inviting
Grimbo on 20 Aug 2008 at 9:52 pm #
I could see my self living quite happily in that. Love the 2nd bottom pic with the windows surrounding the wall
JUST COOL Design Blog on 21 Aug 2008 at 4:28 am #
i absolutely love this! very warm and organic and very smart having the privacy wall to the street and the beautiful expanse of glass open to the woods. cool shape too…like a moth about to take flight