Gerendák
info
Location: Charlotte, NC ● Year: 2022
status
Published ● Awards
details
3 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, Studio Office, Exercise Room, Music Room, Interior Elevator, Dressing Room, Laundry Room, Pantry, Home Office Nook, 3 Car Garage, Pool, Terrace, Courtyard, 5,354 sf
sustainability
HERS Index 6, Nearly Net-Zero Energy Consumption, Solar Panels, High Performance Windows, Spray Foam Insulation, Tankless Water Heater, Energy Star Rating, Solar Gain Design, Light Shelf, Air-Tight Construction, Fresh Air Intake, Tree Conservancy, Reuse of Trees for Custom Furniture
the story
Our clients asked us to create an “extraordinary home”. That was it; and after a bit of probing - to create one that would cantilever into the treetops, overlooking Lake Wylie. At the same time they wanted to stay grounded and sans stairs to climb in order to grow old in this new dream home.
So we cut a set of stone walls into the hill and placed the house on top, creating level terraces in the hill side. We let the home careen over the artificial cliff, providing views from all the primary spaces. They enter on a ground floor that takes them hovering into thin air at the edges.
team
Builder: Buddy Edwards, Lynn Luxury Homes
Interior Design: Geri Eaker, Freespace Design
Custom Cabinetry: Jim Daniels, Custom Cabinet Studio
Structural Engineers: IDE Structural Engineers
Photography: Amanda Anderson
steps taken so far
lot purchase
site visits
precedent search
design goal review
concept sketches
design charette
design
technical development
kitchen and bath layouts
interior design
onboarding of builder
preliminary construction cost
structural design
utility and lighting design
3D renderings
construction drawings
final construction cost estimate
construction
material selections
appliance selections
fixture selections
custom cabinetry design
solar panel install
pool install
landscaping
move-in
open house
photography
publishing
“It’s a piece of Art”
mentions
The Wall Street Journal: Their Cookie-Cutter Home Wasn’t Cutting It Anymore. So This North Carolina Couple Started Over.
Architectural Digest: Building Bliss
Forbes: Wittehaus
Design Milk: Gerendák Residence: Where Architecture Blends Music and Nature
Archello: Wittehaus Reveals Gerendák - Structure, Cantilevers, and a Musical Note
Rethinking The Future: Gerendák by Wittehaus
Trendhunter: Contemporary Extravagant Houses
awards
2023 BLT Built Design Awards Honorable Mention
2023 APR Global Future Design Awards Gold Winner
2023 Architecture Masterprize Honorable Mention
2023 The Architecture Community World Design Awards Winner
exhibits and tours
“SOA: The First 50” Lambla Gallery at the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, March 2022
A Member Home Tour of Gerendák by the IWF Carolinas, September 2023
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