A modern glass and metal house built on a rocky hillside, featuring a small outdoor deck with white furniture and surrounded by trees.

Malinka Gallery

This small addition is a gallery for viewing art: paintings, sculptures, film, and the original house. designed and built by Florian Maurer, the original house was celebrated for its delicate siting and integration of glulam and glazing. The gallery is pinned to bedrock, was prefabricated of SIPs, and entirely clad in stainless steel, including a reflective south facade. Its shape and cladding are meant to let the building melt into its surroundings, reflecting on the original landscape and architecture.

 

Location: Naramata, bc

size: 678sf

status: complete 2020

designed and built by: f2a architecture + CONSTRUCTION

photographer: Katie Huisman

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A modern house with a glass wall overlooking a forested landscape. Inside, two people stand near the window, looking out at the view.
Modern glass house built on a rocky hillside overlooking trees and mountains, with a person walking up stairs outside.
Mirror installation reflecting trees and sky in a natural outdoor setting.
Modern house with large glass windows surrounded by trees, built on a rocky hillside with a glass railing outside.
A modern house with large glass windows is elevated on supports above rocky terrain, surrounded by tall trees and greenery.
A modern glass house situated among trees, with a view of a lake and mountains in the distance.
Interior view of a modern living room with large floor-to-ceiling windows showing tall pine trees outside. The room features contemporary art on the walls and minimalist furniture including a white sofa.
Interior view of a modern house with large glass sliding doors, a wooden frame, artwork on the wall, a stack of books with a skull on top, a gray sofa with black pillows, and a unique wooden side table, overlooking a backyard with rocks, plants, and
Modern glass and metal house perched on a rocky hillside surrounded by trees and shrubs.
A glass door leading to an outdoor space with rocks, steps, and plants, with trees and foliage in the background.
Interior view of a staircase with black steps, metal railing, and large window showing green trees outside, with sunlight streaming in.
A modern house with large glass windows surrounded by trees and lush greenery, with a view of the outdoors in the background.
Interior view of a modern staircase with black steps, metal handrails, and wooden walls, leading down to a tiled floor and glass-walled rooms with reflections and natural lighting.
An outdoor patio with black wooden decking, a white round table, and matching white chairs, adjacent to a stone surface with small rocks and patches of grass.
Wooden staircase with black metal railings leading to a sunlit room with large windows and a wooden ceiling, featuring a tall, elongated wooden pendant light.