The Ridge House
- Category
- Residential
- Location
- Nakuru, Kenya
Overview
A concept for a weekend house on a ridge, designed around the view and the outdoors. The living room opens fully onto a covered deck, and materials are drawn from the landscape — timber, stone and earth-toned plaster — so the line between inside and outside softens.
Design brief
Design an easy, low-maintenance retreat for a couple who host friends at weekends, where the deck is used as much as the living room.
Design approach
Indoor and outdoor floors are aligned in tone so the deck reads as a continuation of the living room when the doors are open.
Furniture is low, simple and comfortable, with outdoor-rated fabrics on the deck that echo the textiles inside.
Bedrooms are kept deliberately quiet — pale walls, linen and a single timber accent — to contrast with the more social main space.
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Material & colour palette
Earth plaster
Feature walls
Weathered timber
Cladding, deck and joinery
River stone
Fireplace surround
Linen
Bedrooms and textiles
Materials
- Timber wall cladding and decking
- Textured mineral plaster
- Stone fireplace surround
- Outdoor-rated woven fabrics
Furniture & lighting
Furniture
- Low modular sofa sized for the view
- Long timber dining table shared between deck and kitchen
- Woven lounge chairs for the deck
Lighting
- Warm, low-glare fittings to keep the night sky visible
- Weather-rated wall lights on the deck
Design considerations
- Climate
- Cool evenings and bright days call for a fireplace, layered textiles and window treatments that manage glare without closing the view.
- Low maintenance
- Finishes are chosen to weather gracefully for a house that is not occupied every day.
This is a fictional concept project prepared for the studio portfolio. It does not represent a real client, and no costs, measurements or outcomes are implied.
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Planning something similar?
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