Henge Hill is a virtual architecture project, designed by Bartosz Domiczek, which is located in San Mateo county in the San Francisco Bay Area. The house is designed upon the footprints of an old farm storage building which used to tower over the picturesque olive slopes.The crude craftsmanship of the remaining shell is restored and anchors the new suites of rooms deep in genius loci.
The wall of old arcades cut and frame the views in the same way it used to do in the past. The new enfilade is structurally separated, bent around the small central courtyard and extended further underneath the excavated slope to provide the supporting utility areas. The natural terrain basin is used for the location of the pool. It is receded and elevated above the main roof level so as the created space is very intimate and offffers a panoramic view at the same time.
Virtual architecture is arising as another new frontier of the industry. There is substantial demand for customized, curated digital spaces. They are used for the marketing of external products, being featured in cinematic productions and utilized as interactive environments in VR activities. Having a possibility to show an attractive, previously unseen piece of architecture is considered to be a strong feat in many applications. The additional opportunity to adjust that architecture entirely to fit an individualized purpose is something entirely extraordinary.
- Architect: Bartosz Domiczek
- Photos: Bartosz Domiczek
- Words: Qianqian