The elongated and rectangular forms of Nevado Cayambe influence the architectural design of this contemporary Las Vegas home. The program is designed to flow with how the family functions in their day-to-day living. Broken down to a simple formula, Private vs. Public. The public entertaining and living spaces are designated to the first floor a free-flowing plan that allows for exterior circulation access to the 2nd floor roof decks. The first floor connects all outdoor spaces, blurring the lines of indoor/outdoor desert living. Pocket courtyards are pulled into the interior spaces to allow the micro-climates to be experienced daily. The 2nd floor holds all the bedrooms and private spaces with connection to outdoor decks. These rooms capture stunning views of Las Vegas Valley and surrounding Red Rocks Mountains.
Protected natural daylight is important to the entire program and is maximized through strategic locations of glass and covered canopies. The desert sun is harsh and oppressive, but when protected with shade and natural ventilation (through passive cooling and heating), one can live quite comfortably within the desert. Cayambe’s rectilinear forms and canopies extend through the sky, stretching ones view beyond to the elongated mountain range. The thermally treated expansive glass and outdoor sitting areas are protected from the sun with large overhangs (and trellis structures) that create shade and unique shadow vignettes that accentuate the site and architecture of the home.
Like Nevado Cayambe in Ecuador, Cayambe stands strong on its own with minimal, yet simple architectural forms and materials that are relevant to the native Las Vegas desert environment.
Project name: Cayambe House
Architects: Punch Architecture – http://www.puncharc.com/
Location: Las Vegas, United States
Area: 11330 ft²
Year: 2018
Photographer: James Florio Photography – http://jamesflorio.com/
Lead Architects: Clemente Cicoria
Landscape: Attanasio Landscape Architecture
Contractor: Blazer Construction
Interior Design: Discovery Design Nevada and Punch
Design Team: Clemente Cicoria, Drew Gregory, Zak Ostrowski, Eric Niehbor, Namyd Lyoubi, Renee Smith
Structural Engineer: Mendenhall Smith
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Engineer: Comfort Engineering Inc.
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