韦斯特伍德楔形物丨美国丨Assembly Architecture & Build

Westwood Wedge steps back from the busy streets of Asheville, United States, to form a quiet house by Assembly Architecture & Build. The timber-clad volume tucks into the rear of the lot, where a generous porch and sunken living quarters open toward a neighboring field and the southern light. Inside, a warm palette of wood, plants, and low-slung furnishings turns everyday routines into an easy, slowed-down sequence of rooms.

A long timber façade rises behind a rough lawn, its wedge-shaped roofs cutting a crisp profile against the sky. From the street, glimpses of a deep porch and circular window hint at rooms that sit low and quiet beyond the trees.

This house in West Asheville is planned as a retreat from an increasingly active neighborhood, pulling the living areas away from traffic and into the rear of the property. Assembly Architecture & Build arranges the volumes to protect daily life from noise while still keeping the porch and interiors engaged with a neighboring field. The story inside centers on how color, texture, and furniture shape a calm sequence of rooms that stay open yet feel contained.

At entry the floor falls away, and privacy rises.

Sunken Rooms At The Rear

From the threshold, visitors move past white walls into a living room and kitchen that drop a step below the entry hall. That subtle change in level carves out a voluminous yet sheltered room where tall ceilings and generous glazing pull in light, while the lowered floor keeps eye lines away from the street. A long sectional sofa anchors one side, facing a compact black wood stove and low storage for firewood that doubles as a display ledge. The room reads as a comfortable hollow, wrapped in pale surfaces and grounded by warm textiles underfoot.

Warm Timber And Arched Thresholds

Moving deeper, the palette shifts from painted walls to enveloping boards of honey-colored wood. Arched openings frame a circular window and built-in dining nook, where bench seating hugs the curve and a simple pendant lamp centers the table. The timber wraps walls and ceiling, giving the dining area the feeling of a carved-out cabin within the larger house. A ladder leans into this volume, adding a vertical note and a hint of lofted storage without breaking the quiet rhythm of the wood grain.

Plants, Light, And Daily Rituals

Living areas and bedrooms share a reliance on daylight and greenery rather than heavy ornament. Potted plants gather near the circular and rectangular windows, softening edges and visually linking interior rooms to the field outside. In the sitting corner by the stove, low green lounge chairs, a patterned rug, and a tall arc lamp create a compact zone for reading or conversation. The bedroom keeps to a similarly pared-back approach, with a low platform bed, simple built-in nightstands, and a large rug that adds color without cluttering the room.

Porch Life And Field Views

Outside, the house rests on a darker base, while vertical timber cladding and angular roofs stretch toward the open field. A wide front porch runs along the rear-facing façade, set up as an outdoor room that extends the sunken living area without changing level again. Sliding between porch, interior hollows, and small elevated corners becomes part of daily use, giving the compact house multiple ways to sit with the same view. Through this careful mix of porch life, stepped interiors, and warm material choices, the wedge-shaped volume turns a busy street lot into a quiet, light-filled home.

In the late afternoon, sunlight brushes across the wood boards and filters through large panes into the sunken rooms. The house stays modest toward the street yet open toward the field, holding a clear, calm interior world just a few steps below grade.