Edit!: Also see my interview with Architect — Jeff Kovel Here
UPDATE: Interior Images of the residence from New Moon HERE
Myself and two other architecture students went along to see the new vampire come romance movie twilight..
..We made the mistake of going opening day. Aussie kids are currently on their Christmas break and amoungst them, screaming teens, all hungry for the blood (like vampires.. get it?) of teen heart throb, ex- harry potter star, Robert Pattinson or ‘Edward Cullen’ as those who have seen the movie might know him.
Edward’s room.. see more on it here at Apartment therapy
It might come as a surprise to you, that myself and my friends, all in our twenties (and two of us male..) all swooned at one point..
But it probably wasn’t for the same reason as majority of the audience.
I’m talking about the Cullen’s House..
After seeing Manvi’s post for the house featured in twilight over at her blog Mochatini, I decided to do some of my own exploring..
Edward Cullen: “What did you expect? Coffins, and dungeons and moats?”
Bella: “Um..not the moats.”
Well I’m happy to say that there were no coffins, dungeons or moats.. but rather a splendid contemporary home, that’s certainly worth investigating…
The Hoke House is by architect Jeff Kovel via ‘Skylab Architecture’ it’s 4300 squares, built by Metcalf Construction, with Lucy Metcalf as the interior designer and landscaper.
The amazing symmetry and rough floor looks great, and the (perhaps over used) hanging lamp looks great in this living room.
The meals and dining area look warm and inviting, a strong use of timber again, simple tables and furniture used effectively.
Notice the floor to ceiling windows wrapping the kitchen that provide great natural lighting as well as splendid green, forest views.
The contemporary boxy home is well positioned on the site, the architects have taken advantage of the natural sloping landscape and have strategically placed the home so it looks out over the greenery.
It’s the use of timber that really does if for me, the striking middle floor of three level home creates a nice contrast with the industrial grey of the other stories, and again, relates back to it’s site, fitting in nicely with its green forest setting.
Modern, white and pristine bathrooms
Amazing bathroom window/skylight would allows its users to feel very free and open when stripped down and having a shower.
The contemporary feel is continued inside the home. The walls are a tradational modern clean cut white, though the clever use of timber is continued into the home as floorboards and on the stairs.
The house is open and bright and naturally well lit through the obvious use of large and multiple windows.
A bit of a side note, Twilight was a great movie and is definitely worth watching, (i’ve just started the first book also!)
But i’ll leave it up to you to decide which you prefer, the eye candy of Edward Cullen or his home.
Edit!: Also see my interview with Architect — Jeff Kovel Here
24/11/09 UPDATE: The New Moon Home is for sale! Check out more images HERE
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look,guys,what`s the location of this house?where`s it?
Hi There, thank you for all the comments so far everyone!
It’s a recurring question, so to clear it up I believe you will find the house is located in Portland, OR and is the home of a Nike CEO.
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awsome house guys i love twilight and im not just another fan im you hugest fan ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We-e-ellllllllllll … I see the Twilight fans have discovered this website. Perhaps you’ll look at the rest of the site and discover some other good design and design principles; that would be wonderful. But it’s important to remember a few things:
1. The name of the house is actually the Hoke House (not the Cullen house!), as it was built for the Hoke family in particular.
2. There *are* still people living there — it’s not just a movie prop but a home for real, live people who deserve their privacy. So if you happen to be in the neighborhood of the Columbia River Gorge (where most of the film was shot), please **don’t** just invade the place but respect the privacy of the folks who live there.
3. The Internet Movie Database at imdb.com actually gives a listing of locations in each film profile on the website, and their location list for Twilight includes an unidentified property in Washougal, WA, which is on the Washington state side of the Columbia River Gorge and a suburb of Vancouver, WA, which is across the Columbia River, more or less, from Portland, OR. I’m guessing that the unnamed property is probably the Hoke House, but that doesn’t mean anyone should go prospecting for it and visiting without an invitation. Just because the folks who live there gave permission for their house to be a shooting site for the film doesn’t mean they’re obligated to let everyone and anyone see it, or to be tour guides, either — because they have NO such obligation.
4. There are plenty of similarly wonderful, open-design, partially glass-wall modern homes on the West Coast and have been for the last 55 or 60 years. If you’re interested in that kind of a house, do some research on modern American architecture after 1945 and you’ll find plenty of examples. For that matter, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which could be called the prototype, was built even earlier. But start with, say, the homes designed by Richard Neutra or do a search for Pacific modern homes, and go from there; you’ll see a lot that you could easily fall in love with.
BTW, the Hoke house may or may not be occupied by a Nike exec and his family (or perhaps they were the first owners and sold to someone else), but the house is NOT located within the Portland city limits: NONE of the film was shot in Portland proper. However, Washougal can be considered sort of a suburb of Portland as it is in the greater Portland area but is actually located on the Washington side of the Columbia River, whereas Portland is on the Oregon side.
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love this house. i sooo wish i lived here. where is it located. p.s.by the way Edward Cullen is better eye candy than the house
omg i so want to live there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[…] Here is a great article with tons of interior/exterior photos that showcase the magnificence of this residence. Seeing how dramatic the house looks when lit up at night makes me wish that we could have seen some of that in Twilight- it would have set an ominous tone with the Cullen family in a subtle way. […]
Wow.
The house is gorgeus.
Was the house built like specifically for the movie or did they find the house?
Anyway I love it.
Love love. the house is.. wow.
Anyway. The best of the house is the family who lives in !
I LUV EDWARDS HOUSE ITS VERY OPEN AND BEAUTIFUL!! CANT WAIT FOR NEW MOON!!!!!
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Reply to: Michaela
No, they didn’t just build the house for Twilight, i think they just found it. :)
i’m not sure if i’m right :P
its beautiful!! :)
cette maison est vraiment belle , perso j’aimerais bien y habiter ^^
et dir que nous allons la voir encor dan new moon ^^
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Tellement belle, je ne serais pas contre un petit sejour dans cette maison :P
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twilight is the best book and best movie in the work i am so in love with it
when i get my taxes back in feb i am going to go crazy on my room with everything twilight! i love you Robert Pattinson, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz!! AND ALL THE RESTTTT YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOBBBB!!
cool. soooo cool ;)
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Oh my god! This house is fantastic and fabulous. I’m loved! And so… I want a house that to me when I grow. rsrsrs *-*
oii meu nome é isabella mas gosto que me chamem de bella pq sera hein?*hehe* bom eu to aq pra dizer que eu não sou da área pq sou brasileira mas que sou uma brasileira que ama crepusculo +do que tudo e falando nisso eu adorei as fotos da casa e do interior da casa dos cullens ai eu amoo d+ o edward!é o que toda a menina diz neh?*chora* bom EU AMO ELE + DO QUE TODO MUNDO!*papo* bom eu vou para de falar pq eu vim mesmo é pra parabenizar quem botou as fotos aí eu agardeço muitíssimo era só o que eu tava presisando pra completar meu albúm*papo* então ta. bjus pro Robert e pra Kristen I LOVE YOUUU!hehe fui…
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omg this house is soo fantastic and the people who live in it are totally awesome…i have read all the books and i cant wait for new moon to come out!!!!
p.s. I LOVE YOU ROB PATTINSON!!!
I am so glad I stumbled upon this post. I’ve been wanting to know the architect and name of this project as soon as I saw it in “Twilight” … this building was a total drool worthy moment.
Wow, thank you very much for all the pics, it is kind of nice to see more of the house, now I understand why Edward’s room was so narrow!
Wow …. esa casa esta buenisima, quiero vivir en ella ^^
OMG! this is house what i’m looking for! does anybody have plan of this house? i’m gona build house like this! :) thanks. I LOVE THIS HOUSE ! <3
esa casa me encanta es muy moderna y amplia, ubicada en un sitio tranquilo, fresco, es perfecta…
OMG…esta casa es fantástica, rica en diseños increíbles… deliciosamente confortable…
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I live in portland oregon..but i havent benn able to see where they shot I’m so siked man!
my friend might be an extra in the movie I live close to their filming…
it’s pretty cool..
=]
Love it
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this house is the bestest thing to see on earth
Great house, great interior. Anyone know the maker/brand model etc. of the flatscreen in Edwards room??
Had to suffer through the movie with my step daughter and her friends. That was until I saw the Cullen Home. The only redeeming qualities to the Twilight movie are the cars and the amazing architecture.