Dencity LLC

Sep 2013

This house was built in response to a flood damaged two story house that sat on the ground. Due to multiple floods over the years the existing house just couldn't take the last flood. So we came up with the solution of a house on stilts. Instead of using columns, we chose to use walls of varying lengths to orient view, create privacy, and allow for the proper structural integrity. The new living spaces of this house are elevated twelve to seventeen feet above the ground. The main interior and exterior spaces, along with the gracious roof deck, are oriented toward the pool and large garden areas of the property. The massive wall facing West Wesley allows for maximum privacy with varying opportunities to peek out at the street life.

$850k

Atlanta, GA

Sep 2013

Located in one of Atlanta's most prominent neighborhoods, this speculative residence is massed vertically to respond to the steep site. Interlocking volumes form public and private outdoor spaces. Each opening was carefully placed to create a connection between indoor and outdoor space while minimizing direct sunlight.

$1.1m

Atlanta, GA

Sep 2013

This floating house was designed with security, outdoor space, and views in mind. Built one floor off the ground, this house has one controlled point of entry and has spectacular views from the second floor rooms and third floor decks. The size of the lot didn't leave much room for outdoor space, so we created two roof decks on the third level, a potential roof deck on the 4th level, and two covered porches on the front and back of the ground level. The back porch was designed to ultimately be a screened in porch allowing year round outdoor access. The 3rd level decks offer one deck on the north side for shade in the summer and one deck on the south side for sun in the winter.

$380k

Atlanta, GA

Jan 2013

This house was design for a writer couple with children. They both work from home so it was important to separate the working areas from the entertainment areas. They wanted lots of bug free out door spaces that maximize the views down the hill at the front.

$1.1m

Decatur, GA

Jan 2013

This home found in midtown Atlanta was designed for a couple moving from high rise living into a more family oriented lifestyle. They like the clean modern beauty of their apartment but wanted more space with a yard and a pool to raise their children. The house was intentionally designed with an extremely high main floor ceiling to feel more open, airy, and loft like. The living space and master bedroom are situated to face the best skyline views along with the upper floor shared balcony. The pool serves as a private entertaining courtyard space. The minimalist aesthetic both on the exterior and interior serves the very clean and simple taste of the owners.

$925k

Atlanta, GA

Jan 2012

This 2 story stone and glass home is tucked far away from the street to allow for privacy and a bit of mystery. With huge expanses of glass in the front and back of the home, views are allowed far beyond the rooms they enclose out to the pool and surrounding forrest. These views are created without giving up privacy due to the comfortable hillside siting and the long view across the front yard.

$1.3m

Atlanta, GA

Jan 2011

This 8,000 square foot house takes advantage of beautiful views of a lake that sits below the house. Dencity worked closely with the landscape architect from the initial design phase to ensure a strong inside-outside continuity. Sensitivity to the tactile nature of the house informed decisions regarding materiality. Environmentally sustainable features include large overhangs to shade the large expanses of glass, green roofs, and rain water collection.

$2.5m

Atlanta, GA

Jan 2009

The design process for this house followed a unique path, in that we did not meet the client until after the design was essentially complete. We worked from a client-created book of programmatic needs and images that caught their eye. From that, we successfully competed against two other architecture firms in a schematic design competition. The original design remained largely intact through the end of the project. The organizing design gesture consists of two wings, one private and one public, that branch off of a central courtyard. The two wings are connected by a bridge that serves as a wet bar below and dressing room above. The two-story corner glazing accentuates the view from the living room to the park across the street.

$1.3m

Atlanta, GA

Jan 2008

This house was designed on an extremely narrow long lot with neighbors closely abutting each side. To create privacy without blocking out sun light we created a feature wall detached from the house with a garden between the house and the freestanding wall. This freestanding wall also became the structural element that liberated the back corner of the house for wonderful views from the living spaces and the master suite to the wooded back part of the property. The three story wood stair becomes a focal point to the interior by becoming an entertainment center on the lowest level, full height kitchen cabinetry on the main level and a bookcase / guardrail at the top level. Lastly, to enlarge the feel of this house we created different layers by inserting a two story wood living room form into a double stacked stucco form with overlapping metal roof and interlocking walls.

$925k

Atlanta, GA