Chapel Hill -- A flat-roofed midcentury modern house burrows into its wooded slope, almost disappearing into the landscape. The addition and renovation, completed last year, give the house a renewed connection with the land and with the woods.
With a growing family, the owners needed more space. But rather than give up their Chapel Hill home in the woods, they asked Louis Cherry of Cherry Huffman Architects to design an addition that would respect noted Chapel Hill architect Arthur Cogswell's original design.
Cherry moved the master bedroom into a three-level addition that also contains a studio and wine cellar on the lower level and a rooftop dining area. With these additions, he creates more connection with the natural environment, offering both expansive and intimate views of the woods, day-lit interior spaces and several "outdoor rooms." The outdoor spaces - an extensive roof terrace, partially enclosed rooftop dining area, and a deck off the new master suite - can be used virtually year-round. Cherry demonstrates that, like kitchen cabinets and breakfast nooks, an awareness of nature can be built-in.
