Hindle and Ross, who also maintain an 1850s apartment residence in Glasgow, Scotland, met with Quinn once a year from then on, breaking ground on their American home in 2008. The home that Hindle, Ross,
shaped footprint, a feature that works to make the structure feel at home with the land. The thoughtfulness embodied in the exterior carries into the interior,
Quinn and builder Randy Clara eventually constructed in this sublime
with its quarter-sawn white oak floors and trim, rough-stone fireplace and
setting is set into a hillside so that the facade runs long and low with the
continuation of the gemlike 120-degree angles throughout the interior. As
landscape. The exterior is defined by neutral-toned organic materials
in Kentuck Knob, the kitchen is at the core of the home, set in this case at
including gray-stained cedar siding, set in reverse board and batten
the junction of the private and public wings. The kitchen’s clean, simple
to accentuate the structure’s horizontal lines. Rough stone detailing
lines and natural materials are made luxurious by a skylight that bathes
around the doorway lends texture. The back of the home drops down
the workspace in light. “With the uniqueness of the house and the location,
the hillside two stories and is situated to take in the stunning Great
it was a once-in-a-lifetime build,” says Clara.
Lakes view. Like any Wright-esque plan, there is magic in the geometry—in this
While Clara was the home’s contractor and main builder, Hindle and Ross have done a lot of the work themselves. “Working as part
case, the 120-degree angles that break up the exterior walls in interesting
of the building team helped me to appreciate the craftsmanship that
and unexpected places. There are, in fact, no 90-degree angles in the wing-
went into building the house,” says Ross. Among Ross’s touches are
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