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Las Quebradas Residence

Location
Alamo, California
Type
Residential
Two storey house at dusk, pool lit from within and warm light across the rear elevation

A two storey house on a hillside, where the lighting had to work as hard from the garden looking in as from inside looking out.

Trimless downlights run through the interiors so the ceilings stay clean against the glazing, with linear cove picking up the dressing room and the display walls.

Outside, the rear elevation and the pool are lit as one composition, because from the garden the glazing reads as a lit wall rather than a window.

Credits

Design and build
FB Design Build
Lighting design
Nuordic
Courtyard pool at night with the surrounding rooms lit behind the glazing
Pool and planting at dusk against the lit elevation
Rear elevation at dusk, windows lit against the hillside

Trimless downlights inside, linear cove in the dressing room and wine display, and the rear elevation lit to hold the house against the hill.

Dressing room lit by vertical LED strips between the cabinetry bays
Kitchen with a linear pendant over the island and a lit under cabinet run
Kitchen island and bar seating under a linear pendant
Glazed wine room with the rear wall washed in warm light behind the racking
Dining room lit by a globe chandelier with spots washing the walls
Double height living space with a ring chandelier against tall windows
Double height living space with a globe chandelier and clerestory glazing
Living room with a ring chandelier and full height glazing
Living room with a long linear fireplace under a stone chimney
Living room with a media wall and recessed downlights above
Living room with white seating against tall windows
Upper gallery looking down into the double height space
Sitting area beside sliding doors to the terrace
Wood lined corridor opening to the courtyard
Wet bar with a lit counter recess
Primary bedroom with windows to the hillside
Bedroom with the ensuite beyond
Bedroom with a seating corner and recessed downlights
Bedroom with a clean plaster ceiling and no visible fixtures
Children's room with a backlit planted panel
Bathroom with a long vanity and a freestanding tub