Designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects, Trollhus House is a 3,300-square-foot single-family residence in Norden, California driven both by the extreme environmental conditions found at a 6,800 foot elevation and a California sensibility of generous indoor-outdoor living.
The site is a long, slender plot facing the edge of a forest. The diagonal offers view of the heath. The clients wanted to shut the house off to the adjacent buildings in order to have an exclusive experience of the forest. They wanted the house to create a spatial frame for large dinner parties and at the same time provide intimacy.
Ángel Hevia Antuña and Luis Velasco Roldan have designed a prototype of sustainable housing, with low footprint and high energy efficiency.
