https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1957 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16441 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16441-gluck-creates-a-school-as-a-social-and-spatial-crossroads Houses embedded in the earth are becoming a specialty of Gluck+, the New York architect-led design-build firm formerly known as Peter Gluck and Partners.

]]> 1308-house-in-the-mountains.asp Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8536-house-in-the-mountains From the main house, the owners see mostly planted roofs and the white oak rain-screen for the bedrooms House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsFrom the main house, the owners see mostly planted roofs and the white oak rain-screen for the bedroomsPhoto © Steve Mundinger A terrazzo floor of quartz chips and black mortar unites living and dining areas with the terraces outside. House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsA terrazzo floor of quartz chips and black mortar unites living and dining areas with the terraces outside.Photo © Steve Mundinger House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsPhoto © Steve Mundinger House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsPhoto © Steve Mundinger House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsPhoto © Steve Mundinger House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ House in the Mountains House in the MountainsGluck+Colorado Rocky MountainsImage courtesy Gluck+ goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Architecture need not always be serious. And nowhere is lightheartedness more fitting than in a vacation house.

]]> 1304-tower-house-gluck.asp Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8811-tower-house The Tower House resembles the offspring of a Modernist skyscraper and a tree house. Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkThe Tower House resembles the offspring of a Modernist skyscraper and a tree house. Photo © Paul Warchol The entirely glass-clad structure comprises a four-story tower containing a stair, bedrooms, bathrooms, and a kitchen, and a primary living space cantilevered 30 feet off the ground. Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkThe entirely glass-clad structure comprises a four-story tower containing a stair, bedrooms, bathrooms, and a kitchen, and a primary living space cantilevered 30 feet off the ground.Photo © Paul Warchol Although the kitchen is only about 175 square feet, it is open at each of its corners to the main living area or the stair, with its yellow risers and treads. Since the kitchen is part of the thermal Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkAlthough the kitchen is only about 175 square feet, it is open at each of its corners to the main living area or the stair, with its yellow risers and treads. Since the kitchen is part of the thermal core ' the only portion of the building heated during cold periods when the house is unoccupied ' it includes insulated pocket doors that the owners close before leaving at the end of winter weekends.Photo © Paul Warchol The south-facing stair plays an important role in keeping the house comfortable during the summer. The sun heats the air within its glass enclosure, creating a pressure differential that draws outdoor Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkThe south-facing stair plays an important role in keeping the house comfortable during the summer. The sun heats the air within its glass enclosure, creating a pressure differential that draws outdoor air into the house through gill-like casement and awning windows. The air is vented through a hatch at the top of the stair. Photo © Paul Warchol Through its ribbonlike windows, which include both fixed and operable insulated units, the main living space offers views of the Tower House's immediate environs and of the Catskill Mountains. Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkThrough its ribbonlike windows, which include both fixed and operable insulated units, the main living space offers views of the Tower House's immediate environs and of the Catskill Mountains.Photo © Paul Warchol In order to enhance the sensation that the main living area is a volume lifted into the trees, the wood floor and gypsum-board walls have been painted white, except for the floor in the part of the sp Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkIn order to enhance the sensation that the main living area is a volume lifted into the trees, the wood floor and gypsum-board walls have been painted white, except for the floor in the part of the space directly below the roof deck, which is light gray.Photo © Paul Warchol Tower House Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkImage courtesy Gluck+ Tower House Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkImage courtesy Gluck+ Tower House Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkImage courtesy Gluck+ Tower House Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkImage courtesy Gluck+ Tower House Tower HouseGluck+Ulster County, New YorkImage courtesy Gluck+