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Modern cabin nestled in tall pine forestGlass corridor framing the forest on both sidesLong open dining hall with red table and forest beyondConcrete interior with leather chair and tall glazing to forestBedroom with snowy forest framed by floor-to-ceiling glassLong living room with fireplace and snowy forest beyond
Fall Line House — front elevation
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Project File 02

Fall Line House

A residence held against the alpine slope · est. 2024
PrincipalA. Lindgren
Built2024 · 9 months
Area3,420 sq ft
Site0.84 acres · ridge
Cliffhaven Atelier · est. 2009© MMXXVI
Cliffhaven · AtelierN 39° 27′ 14″ · W 120° 11′ 03″
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01 · Front ElevationProject 02 · Cliffhaven

Fall Line House

Front elevation · sited on alpine ridge
A cantilevered volume held against the slope — board-formed concrete grounded in granite, opened to the western basin by a single planar glass.
  • Coordinates · 39.27 N · 120.11 W
  • Site · 0.84 acres · pine canopy
  • Material · concrete · alpine basin
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02 · Interior MassProject 02 · Cliffhaven

Timber Core

A warm line held inside concrete
The interior core is dressed in vertical white-oak slats — a quiet warmth pulled through the otherwise mineral envelope.
  • Stair · steel & blackened oak
  • Floor plate · black stone
  • Glazing · 18mm low-iron
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03 · Open SpanProject 02 · Cliffhaven

The Atrium

Open span · kitchen & long table
A 21-metre span runs the spine of the house — kitchen, dining, and gallery resolved as one continuous room beneath a slatted ceiling.
  • Span · 21.0 m · clear
  • Table · vermilion steel · solid
  • Ceiling · western red cedar
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04 · North ReadingProject 02 · Cliffhaven

Hearth Room

North reading · low light
A monolithic concrete reading volume opens onto the north terrace through a single twelve-foot pane — sun cast obliquely, hearth held close.
  • Glazing · 12 ft · single pane
  • Hearth · raw concrete · sealed
  • Floor · cast stone · honed
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05 · Winter FaceProject 02 · Cliffhaven

Quarters

Winter face · north suite
The principal quarters face the winter aspect — a low platform bed set against board-formed concrete, framed by snowfall on three sides.
  • Aspect · north · winter sun
  • Bed · walnut platform · low
  • Wall · board-formed concrete
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06 · Living VolumeProject 02 · Cliffhaven

Long Living

Living volume · west aspect
The living volume runs east-to-west — a continuous timber ceiling, board-formed concrete walls, and a steel fireplace recessed into the western mass.
  • Length · 14.2 m
  • Fireplace · weathering steel
  • Floor · radiant white oak
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Cliffhaven · Truckee, CA · est. 2017