”Komorebi” - A Woodland Passive Home in Asheville, North Carolina

Architectural photography for a custom residential passive design in Asehville, NC

Client: Assembly AB

Photographed for Assembly A+B in Asheville, North Carolina, this home is shaped by sustainability, longevity, and a careful response to its wooded site. Raised on columns to reduce disturbance to the landscape, the home uses an elongated solar-south orientation, deep overhangs, and carefully placed openings to support passive heating, summer shade, rain protection, cross ventilation, and forest views. The photography focused on how those choices feel in place: burnt cedar exterior forms tucked among the trees, warm wood ceilings, quiet interiors, broad glass openings, and a strong indoor-outdoor connection throughout.

Front entry with broad wood steps, burnt cedar walls, large windows, and autumn trees reflected in the glass.
Main exterior with broad rooflines, large glass openings, wood soffits, and a raised deck among the trees.
Open living, dining, and kitchen area with wood ceilings, large windows, and views into the autumn forest.
Kitchen island and sliding glass doors opening toward a deck and surrounding trees.
Dining area with a wood table, pendant light, and wide window looking into the forest.
Kitchen with walnut cabinetry, dark countertops, wood stools, and a warm wood ceiling.
Living room with a tall wood ceiling, burnt cedar feature wall, large windows, and forest views on both sides.
Interior view with burnt cedar walls, pale floors, a wood ladder, and sliding glass doors to the deck.
Bedroom with a burnt cedar accent wall, low platform bed, wood ceiling, and tall windows framing the trees.
Open living, dining, and kitchen area with wood ceilings, large windows, and views into the autumn forest.
Side view of the burnt cedar exterior raised above the sloped forest floor.
View beneath a deep roof overhang toward the burnt cedar home set back in the woods.
Hillside view of the home with burnt cedar siding, tall windows, and structure lifted above the ground.

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