Casa Kimball by Rangr Studio
Rangr Studio designed the Casa Kimball in The Dominican Republic.
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Description from Rangr Studio
A New York based client commissioned Rangr Studio to design a Caribbean get-away large enough to accommodate his family and groups of friends, and to function as a luxury rental villa. Located on the rural North coast of the Dominican Republic, the design sought to create a contemporary house within the basic construction means and materials locally available. The structures are reinforced concrete, clad with a local Coral stone. The windows, made by local carpenters with a dense hardwood, pivot on automobile wheel bearings.
The buildings are designed to protect from views of neighboring lots, heightening the experience of the vast horizon beyond. The interior spaces merge with exterior, and allow cooling ocean breezes under shade from the sun, eliminating the need for air conditioning. A 45m long infinity edge pool creates a seamless edge of water in front of the ocean, hiding terraces at cliff edge that allow the experience of the ocean’s roar as waves break on the cliff face below.
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Architecture: Rangr Studio
Photography: Paul Warchol
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John on 23 Aug 2012 at 5:36 pm #
Wow!
pavitra soans on 24 Aug 2012 at 3:19 am #
Incredible architecture, perfectly matches the surroundings! Loved all the details in stone!!
jeremy adam hill, Assoc. AIA on 24 Aug 2012 at 6:50 am #
I had my wedding there last year,and stayed for a week in the house. The building is even better in person, pictures don’t do it justice, as a architect i found the scale of the windows and doors gave life to the beautiful view. And the used of the natural lighting and the breeze off the ocean beings the outside in and was the prefect setting for me and my wife’s wedding.
Charlie Tombazian on 27 Aug 2012 at 12:07 pm #
I would consider renting this gorgeous casa if there was a sandy beach nearby. Otherwise, it is nice to look at the ocean, but even better to play in it! I’ll bet it did make a memorable location for the wedding though!