Villa TT - WE Architecture

The young Danish architectural firm, WE Architecture, designed this TT-Villa located in one of the most attractive island in asia – Phuket, Thailand. The house is composed of 3 linear forms which are well integrated into the landscape.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://nl6feg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKYaJkd-dBaN7hVYkpSkc77JbFTIfZhpjlv3r1GPG3KdrNnY77yXl_y_Q4I8CkdUNzMM6WuFUlOW9BDivbsZI1U0Gdch4fhet/tt1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://nl6feg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKYaJkd-dBaN7hVYkpSkc77JbFTIfZhpjlv3r1GPG3KdrNnY77yXl_y_Q4I8CkdUNzMM6WuFUlOW9BDivbsZI1U0Gdch4fhet/tt1.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><em>We have chosen to split the program of the house into three categories. These are divided on three floors with the most public functions on top, close to where you enter the building. Semi private functions in the middle and the most private functions at the lower level.<br /></em><br /><strong>WE Architecture </strong></div><strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></strong></div><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3Kukvv3PoINsa0MoLDMzI-CSGhgpVPnbar2c2KATMbOvrIlykybOgrO1VMDss9W1j-AZbHYADlYOatk1pz4axA/tt2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3Kukvv3PoINsa0MoLDMzI-CSGhgpVPnbar2c2KATMbOvrIlykybOgrO1VMDss9W1j-AZbHYADlYOatk1pz4axA/tt2.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>THE LUXURY OF THE SURROUNDINGS </strong></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Designing in perfect surroundings asks for a building which gives optimal experiences of the environment. This is the case with TT-villa which is situated on a west facing hillside near the sea, among vigorous vegetation which spans from tall palm trees and rhododendron to orchids and lotus flowers. The luxury of the surroundings is the corner stone of this project. We have tried to create a building where both interior and exterior has equal contact to nature and sea. An inhabitable oasis in the midst of the wild, with the commodities of modern living.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8reecQBQJoU8Ro_lSu8E9RQEVXzewbT966r3ipD67PJvJfULszUXKORteof1sox3s_Sx3R5P77HgbuI_kCSRaQ/tt3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8reecQBQJoU8Ro_lSu8E9RQEVXzewbT966r3ipD67PJvJfULszUXKORteof1sox3s_Sx3R5P77HgbuI_kCSRaQ/tt3.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>STEP 1-2-3 </strong></div><br /><div align="left"><br />The building site is situated on a steep rocky terrain, between the road on the upper part of the hill and the beach 100 meters below. As a stair, sometimes hovering above nature, and sometimes carved into the rock, the building steps down the hill providing interior and exterior access between the arrival on the top of the building and the beach below. Along these paths the layout of the house provides terraces connected to the different functions of the building. Nature can grow unobstructed between the building volumes. The dramatic spans and sharp geometry of the building creates a counterbalance to the embracing nature. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plsXzmprH1suB6vvMSiGkRkHuxriwSd9iPTWCEeBzSa6SQgi5sYJ8JHlt55t7c19S7rmuQzB1V8N57jonO8N0pg/tt4.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plsXzmprH1suB6vvMSiGkRkHuxriwSd9iPTWCEeBzSa6SQgi5sYJ8JHlt55t7c19S7rmuQzB1V8N57jonO8N0pg/tt4.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />ORGANIZATION </div><br /><div align="left"><br />We have chosen to split the program of the house into three categories. These are divided on three floors with the most public functions on top, close to where you enter the building. Semi private functions in the middle and the most private functions at the lower level.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psT6CcLmjneXyxP9A44NYJuvAXa5T_gN8YRnVWXaZNYXvSdSr9kelJQah3my5lnuVPqcyjvDSu3pVtD6Aufh8ZA/tt5.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psT6CcLmjneXyxP9A44NYJuvAXa5T_gN8YRnVWXaZNYXvSdSr9kelJQah3my5lnuVPqcyjvDSu3pVtD6Aufh8ZA/tt5.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pv0u0--LwXluEkOJY-d3LQRXJ1Z6w1HCkLnR0HEjGe1r37WUpzg2lqZgGWXOtqlhRnLUnGwzN_0GZkcRDx_civA/tt6.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pv0u0--LwXluEkOJY-d3LQRXJ1Z6w1HCkLnR0HEjGe1r37WUpzg2lqZgGWXOtqlhRnLUnGwzN_0GZkcRDx_civA/tt6.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>TERRACES<br /></strong>By offsetting the three floors from each other we create additional terraces.<br /><br /><strong>VIEW 360<br /></strong>Rotating the floors opens up the house towards the sea and maximizes the area of terraces.<br /><br /><strong>LIFE BETWEEN NATURE<br /></strong>Instead of having a backside as in a traditional cliff side villa the building is now placed with views both towards the sea and the green rocky slope. The vegetation grows between the different floors of the building blurring the notion of what is inside and outside. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3VsmsnaY50R9C0IF2LlAc83LeC2O3BR9QHzI6A1W9THGN8P0UDNLWFm2aAkt4ZhzPMNq44S4O1S23BTYXr5myg/tt7.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3VsmsnaY50R9C0IF2LlAc83LeC2O3BR9QHzI6A1W9THGN8P0UDNLWFm2aAkt4ZhzPMNq44S4O1S23BTYXr5myg/tt7.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prig0hluuAKvsInc47SOeTa-SFcqZesauvPBdnYj0P74dA7-PJaSd6b5h3rYr0zziQpRZSrVQgFnAU8T7cLTJfg/tt8.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1prig0hluuAKvsInc47SOeTa-SFcqZesauvPBdnYj0P74dA7-PJaSd6b5h3rYr0zziQpRZSrVQgFnAU8T7cLTJfg/tt8.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>SUN TERRACES<br /></strong>Surrounded by vegetation on all sides on all sides the sun terraces are posed as a piece of domesticated nature on the inaccessible slope.<br /><br />The upper terrace becomes a “mirador” that greets you welcome at your arrival to the house. An ideal place for enjoying a sunset.<br />The central terrace, closely connected to the kitchen is laid out with exterior bar, barbecue and dining facilities.<br />The lower terrace ( in connection with the living room) features a pool and space for sunbathing. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEhSuWE36QMBAKzUZViOalACImok7PetdzfiOGNSctywiRnTzdNyCGSUWnU3pmW506x8r-lej4YMHfV7CmQ2Szw/tt9.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pEhSuWE36QMBAKzUZViOalACImok7PetdzfiOGNSctywiRnTzdNyCGSUWnU3pmW506x8r-lej4YMHfV7CmQ2Szw/tt9.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>TERRACE IN THE SHADE</strong> </div><br /><div align="left"><br />As an addition to the outdoor spaces the interior of the house can work as covered terraces. The rooms have panoramic sliding windows and can open up letting in the breeze from the sea.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLQFbcrxTp6f54-EVshLxht6nc8Oyj66H8pd6icOUfR2NtZxrWiYryNnYY1yC6nX1elyADcw2iWxjw-u266S30w/tt10.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLQFbcrxTp6f54-EVshLxht6nc8Oyj66H8pd6icOUfR2NtZxrWiYryNnYY1yC6nX1elyADcw2iWxjw-u266S30w/tt10.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>CLOSED<br /></strong>While closed the blindings provide both shade and intimacy without obstructing the magnificent views surrounding the house. The house becomes a shaded hideout from where you can sit among the vigorous vegetation overlooking the sea.<br /><br /><strong>SEMI-OPEN<br /></strong>Folding up the blindings provides framed views while still having spaces in the hidden. The blinding system ensures protection from the sun.<br /><br /><strong>OPEN<br /></strong>Opening up the blinding system completely, gives you picturesque views still not allowing the sun to enter the house. Opening the sliding windows converts your living, dining or bedroom into covered terraces. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbOuqp4CHHAmgltaWWka7xyrfzhcptvtBP-Elgij_sLaz2XoVRfhL9GhnhCwq9HL9KbjWHI5IG3GAcQ5F6o8OYQ/tt11.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbOuqp4CHHAmgltaWWka7xyrfzhcptvtBP-Elgij_sLaz2XoVRfhL9GhnhCwq9HL9KbjWHI5IG3GAcQ5F6o8OYQ/tt11.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>INTERIOR CIRCULATION </strong></div><br /><div align="left"><br />The house is vertically connected by spiralling stairs where the building volumes meet. The circulation is a continuous movement connecting the top of the building where you arrive with the beach below.<br /><br /><strong>EXTERIOR CIRCULATION</strong> </div><br /><div align="left"><br />As in the interior, the exterior circulation connects the top of the hill with the sea in the bottom. The path serves as a connector between the terraces on the roofs of the building.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pE0P9XA2PFE7atgy2SHOJyI7tsuPHBfSHPWd4yPpxvhYrwY3HH2kWXLvZhntIQCpOGnb45NZ_yP05iu_obJd04Q/t12.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pE0P9XA2PFE7atgy2SHOJyI7tsuPHBfSHPWd4yPpxvhYrwY3HH2kWXLvZhntIQCpOGnb45NZ_yP05iu_obJd04Q/t12.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />Design: <a href="http://www.we-a.dk/" target="_blank">WE Architecture</a></div><br /><div align="left">Assignment: private assignment<br />Type: Private villa<br />Client: Classified<br />Size:450 m2<br />Place: Phuket, Thailand<br />Year: 2009<br />Collaborators: Uwe Wuterich<br />Team: Marc Jay, Julie Schmidt-Nielsen, Hochung Kim </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbOuqp4CHHAnfm0BCB5PLjke18ra_Yi5_6c_75xFyDFeaRWyx1vt8tNM7k-oBXq0_H-2snDq7qAxCWqrM0x02Og/tt12.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbOuqp4CHHAnfm0BCB5PLjke18ra_Yi5_6c_75xFyDFeaRWyx1vt8tNM7k-oBXq0_H-2snDq7qAxCWqrM0x02Og/tt12.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pilUj-AS-hlElSO-F8XTUFJK5Uvw6hy1x_eZ7Qxi2NbaKP3oqJfQa5-sbie6TmlE8GpH1CSGo0K10AFqYki0QlQ/tt13.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pilUj-AS-hlElSO-F8XTUFJK5Uvw6hy1x_eZ7Qxi2NbaKP3oqJfQa5-sbie6TmlE8GpH1CSGo0K10AFqYki0QlQ/tt13.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p44mGQKzPqPHj21Fgj61GdSDn--_6cZAN3biPrutG9WFZ2v9Cf16hk9sbuy9twgMe_ObWEOHiH6eSEQgn-HRyZw/tt14.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p44mGQKzPqPHj21Fgj61GdSDn--_6cZAN3biPrutG9WFZ2v9Cf16hk9sbuy9twgMe_ObWEOHiH6eSEQgn-HRyZw/tt14.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-XcHzJR42IB-M4rihEsEd3suh2akH6B2eX37fnsPsu6qPqDh50RfEwpLMW64nOwnc5NXgIZgy7bi-T83l_ShUw/tt15.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-XcHzJR42IB-M4rihEsEd3suh2akH6B2eX37fnsPsu6qPqDh50RfEwpLMW64nOwnc5NXgIZgy7bi-T83l_ShUw/tt15.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piAPWvyyBN7iOR2JQUyprs1copiOFBK_R3GSYoyMCYSWMQWQ1RxYqgMTYT38FB9qtptMhUpIyyDLrP0MeQYQDAw/tt16.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piAPWvyyBN7iOR2JQUyprs1copiOFBK_R3GSYoyMCYSWMQWQ1RxYqgMTYT38FB9qtptMhUpIyyDLrP0MeQYQDAw/tt16.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGfKuRViqomASxBN_AQTazrAdFr_Z8trvisZvkrik0VlZ5BEDi9hbcLN7tZDM2jUd02bFzqY0GlDNLuoXuatpHw/tt17.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGfKuRViqomASxBN_AQTazrAdFr_Z8trvisZvkrik0VlZ5BEDi9hbcLN7tZDM2jUd02bFzqY0GlDNLuoXuatpHw/tt17.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paJuIFIjhYnLIqO7sNgAAlLiJP2Q9HAWcgX4I91kKVVeSvu07Hns1fznMXg-xDDgv2gaJOyRgUDSe3mwg3WhFmQ/tt18.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paJuIFIjhYnLIqO7sNgAAlLiJP2Q9HAWcgX4I91kKVVeSvu07Hns1fznMXg-xDDgv2gaJOyRgUDSe3mwg3WhFmQ/tt18.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pOF5yoA2eaJnZmY2KOxOCfn8sVxI5C49M6dOKUtkvG9CSL4wtjWeouzdKxXeuE5xw8PrHi2y4RCFjF1-aVH8Z6A/tt19.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa TT - WE Architecture, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pOF5yoA2eaJnZmY2KOxOCfn8sVxI5C49M6dOKUtkvG9CSL4wtjWeouzdKxXeuE5xw8PrHi2y4RCFjF1-aVH8Z6A/tt19.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://www.tecnohaus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a> </div>

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For their latest commission, <a href="http://www.visiondivision.com/">Visiodivision</a> addressed the extension of an 18th century cottage with their typical offbeat approach (check out their other projects previously featured on AD). <br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ps-P9R0MZQU_8JJnBBt-4124sQsk6hPKC_VBC-jbWU2V6H0o2zEUPOP40tOiQ6GwyQ22kLvVRT-odnDRz3OwR3A/deer-grotto-visiondivision_1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ps-P9R0MZQU_8JJnBBt-4124sQsk6hPKC_VBC-jbWU2V6H0o2zEUPOP40tOiQ6GwyQ22kLvVRT-odnDRz3OwR3A/deer-grotto-visiondivision_1.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><div align="left">Abiding by the clients’ request for the house to blend in with the environment, particularly from the one side where the client’s conservative mother “has her cottage and watchful eyes”, the extension becomes a unobtrusive living space that is part of the earth, making it appear “almost invisible”. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnRxGRQXASfJ6C9QlxTjJQiKIagYc67ajI60cDCk3sovv0QDXDVBshBt1yk2Hh9huXZq4EyBLxGCCJIFVUJpSKw/deer-grotto-visiondivision_2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnRxGRQXASfJ6C9QlxTjJQiKIagYc67ajI60cDCk3sovv0QDXDVBshBt1yk2Hh9huXZq4EyBLxGCCJIFVUJpSKw/deer-grotto-visiondivision_2.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6Y9yVQRqgIhXIoKQKFLXL_4JDOyUbIqGe9uzkaCR95WKPf2_KeQqo4XNyHPYwVrqNFJCtJoXuaimaShr5mSuOA/deer-grotto-visiondivision_3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6Y9yVQRqgIhXIoKQKFLXL_4JDOyUbIqGe9uzkaCR95WKPf2_KeQqo4XNyHPYwVrqNFJCtJoXuaimaShr5mSuOA/deer-grotto-visiondivision_3.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><div align="left">Utilizing the sloping condition of the site, the architects were able to excavate the hill and construct a concrete vault in its void. The vault is then punctuated in strategic locations to allow light to illuminate the living spaces. The rest of the vault is covered with soil, leaving no obvious indications of the architects’ presence. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUnctLLKbagWNymVqRlHGl5GbZr9K_wkaBQGn377GiCZ2rLLxFroFl-kVsu0RYSV6hkjt8AYxMtf9M5YW9IM2-w/deer-grotto-visiondivision_4.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUnctLLKbagWNymVqRlHGl5GbZr9K_wkaBQGn377GiCZ2rLLxFroFl-kVsu0RYSV6hkjt8AYxMtf9M5YW9IM2-w/deer-grotto-visiondivision_4.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQLNjbxLHd_eRbMzF_lqZ7jKFAM0D5yABZBSajro9GNF0xEKAbEPqn8gqTRKOdHdFtl510q8WQPhA5ZmSq_HO4w/deer-grotto-visiondivision_5.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQLNjbxLHd_eRbMzF_lqZ7jKFAM0D5yABZBSajro9GNF0xEKAbEPqn8gqTRKOdHdFtl510q8WQPhA5ZmSq_HO4w/deer-grotto-visiondivision_5.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><div align="left">Deer statues placed on top of the building cover the holes and become the light shafts; they also act as a reference point for the content of the house. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pz1jFA_iesq40bB87zdC9g3KBKGctyZQOjlW_kA3pOzh6RcnQx_2H0KtoHQ8h2z_5OMY2EtSSh7zDPqjiChRL3g/visiondivision_deer_house_roof_plan_grass.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pz1jFA_iesq40bB87zdC9g3KBKGctyZQOjlW_kA3pOzh6RcnQx_2H0KtoHQ8h2z_5OMY2EtSSh7zDPqjiChRL3g/visiondivision_deer_house_roof_plan_grass.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pU3HqjxDtKEz5StuTX-dJWtZqGw_priXZrTAZXhGfVu2umHkCASE_1QoAhBWTW6dO8kgwbXdTbsn-RAnzebxYRw/visiondivision_deer_house_roof_plan_grass_2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pU3HqjxDtKEz5StuTX-dJWtZqGw_priXZrTAZXhGfVu2umHkCASE_1QoAhBWTW6dO8kgwbXdTbsn-RAnzebxYRw/visiondivision_deer_house_roof_plan_grass_2.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <br /><div align="left">The new extension is connected to the original home with an internal stair that divides the extension into a social zone and a quieter one. The social zone, which consists of a small kitchen and a living room, is clothed in a glass façade (the only visible façade of the entire extension) and faces the river. The quieter zone is comprised of the sleeping areas and bathroom where the over lights display the change of light quality throughout the day.</div><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwmkY0BnGoOUxnmSXahjhpuNm_1uqvmaFGAKz2e4u8SfCYTy0XPl58frEYaCrSM6ugRUmARfo1-4NMNi-eoYLPQ/visiondivision_deer_house_section.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Deer Grotto, Visiondivision, Arquitectura, casas, diseño" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwmkY0BnGoOUxnmSXahjhpuNm_1uqvmaFGAKz2e4u8SfCYTy0XPl58frEYaCrSM6ugRUmARfo1-4NMNi-eoYLPQ/visiondivision_deer_house_section.jpg?psid=1" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>VIA: <a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2010/09/ampliacion-casa-deer-grotto.html" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

Deer Grotto House - Visiondivision

For their latest commission, Visiodivision addressed the extension of an 18th century cottage with their typical offbeat approach (check ou...

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Palm Springs Residence - Sander Architects

<a href="http://www.sander-architects.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Sander Architects</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> have designed a residence for the historic Movie Colony of Palm Springs that can combat the site’s harsh environment.</span><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmWq-kDxwGLbRbbG7MmPHZnVYWNXX4BwNiL8Rj6zGS3TSBmQ7tF3NHyvgj9KBZzJxTeok56KqMjB7UEBeRnQRzg/southelevation.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmWq-kDxwGLbRbbG7MmPHZnVYWNXX4BwNiL8Rj6zGS3TSBmQ7tF3NHyvgj9KBZzJxTeok56KqMjB7UEBeRnQRzg/southelevation.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Facing the San Jacinto mountains, the house features a simple roof that opens to the home toward the surroundings. With temperatures in Palm Springs reaching over a stifling 120 degrees, the western exposure of the home ”has created an enormously difficult problem with solar exposure”.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3RHpo4mchcJDFGodlyjz0KldXgjNH69KqWNanYgmERMGoaRN5yp3QhGNlN2k6cI6GhAi_JTyqBHg3XtG10wmKA/bathroom.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3RHpo4mchcJDFGodlyjz0KldXgjNH69KqWNanYgmERMGoaRN5yp3QhGNlN2k6cI6GhAi_JTyqBHg3XtG10wmKA/bathroom.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4fb_IY5yZOgSUAyepLCX3lvsmamRcaUhF2gDpopy545PrDa8r5UrqeRO77mlXNwgYbF0OeJBdy_QoXdM8uHq2g/interiorentry.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4fb_IY5yZOgSUAyepLCX3lvsmamRcaUhF2gDpopy545PrDa8r5UrqeRO77mlXNwgYbF0OeJBdy_QoXdM8uHq2g/interiorentry.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Sander’s design of a fifteen-foot horizontal cantilever reduces (to practically zero) the time when the setting summer sun’s rays will penetrate the interiors; however, the cantilever is angled in such a way to allow winter sun to ”more readily enter the house to warm it when the weather turns colder.”</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phiAoZxfCOj5mFmDpY3YZyxHVkAeKKCZ8g64wRhkejrssWH7CJX04mCvtPSD0Hm52gVAFrh-GK-LI5sP_ElHBhA/outsidesoaring.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phiAoZxfCOj5mFmDpY3YZyxHVkAeKKCZ8g64wRhkejrssWH7CJX04mCvtPSD0Hm52gVAFrh-GK-LI5sP_ElHBhA/outsidesoaring.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1py-v9OLV9YnTruGKTSbp6VxWo4mjXXFWlK4VBeoOGCS1x6_I3E5I8pCbiethocJwSGQK3ENWv4gLH7b-Hh2-g_w/undercanopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1py-v9OLV9YnTruGKTSbp6VxWo4mjXXFWlK4VBeoOGCS1x6_I3E5I8pCbiethocJwSGQK3ENWv4gLH7b-Hh2-g_w/undercanopy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkKuyVPu12Is5PSLR0TKtSPIC_y5X9cEPk9G_LCbwFvFGvRi1xUgGY53owWmLm4ZaWxxddGPkNmaUa1A201TOqA/understairs.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkKuyVPu12Is5PSLR0TKtSPIC_y5X9cEPk9G_LCbwFvFGvRi1xUgGY53owWmLm4ZaWxxddGPkNmaUa1A201TOqA/understairs.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The building shell, conceived to employ the techniques of desert-dwellers for thermal insulation, features a multi-layer systems of shells to protect against extreme temperatures. The residence’s first shell will be created off site using (see Sander Architects’ Hybrid House concept Sander’s IPAC as reported earlier on AD).</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pA8LrIFWjtzNvqA78ckwQBufloMVlIBBD58RxXcLQhhP87bSz5JMceJRfAfwDzKL7z4VQwR4MVIaBO2DMbAix4A/img-4089.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pA8LrIFWjtzNvqA78ckwQBufloMVlIBBD58RxXcLQhhP87bSz5JMceJRfAfwDzKL7z4VQwR4MVIaBO2DMbAix4A/img-4089.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pz0ti5A9ym2U-Hc-3tfCOISGfPFewOyrM_kYUUNbiPp3Sj9Y5k99kvXLYKurzO_6C14igg5IxnNlkgy-bnmlg7Q/satterwhite-flush-frame-details.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pz0ti5A9ym2U-Hc-3tfCOISGfPFewOyrM_kYUUNbiPp3Sj9Y5k99kvXLYKurzO_6C14igg5IxnNlkgy-bnmlg7Q/satterwhite-flush-frame-details.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">A layer of structurally integrated panels (SIPs) will provide more insulation in addition to the micro-thin double reflective building wrap and white steel panels that deflect the sun’s rays from heat penetration. The composite R-Value of this assembly will be R-91 and with such good insulation, electric bills should be reduced to a fraction of the present costs to operate the home. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><div align="center"></span><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIGNDO8nrV9zsSFyjtkgIgwIlNIuZbDSRvrOwgRl-iNvBC7vleWVGfsp9LpxGeM1AEA4J-ee6EAZMazgfnlz37A/firstfloorplan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIGNDO8nrV9zsSFyjtkgIgwIlNIuZbDSRvrOwgRl-iNvBC7vleWVGfsp9LpxGeM1AEA4J-ee6EAZMazgfnlz37A/firstfloorplan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfUxN-wFHDsYykHvLGweo0woiW9vRiGTk4cERxPbXUuIU_4zYow3OGX9qSTAz4Kq_A1LrjipXc_yVQyXwUgeZ7w/frame-section.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfUxN-wFHDsYykHvLGweo0woiW9vRiGTk4cERxPbXUuIU_4zYow3OGX9qSTAz4Kq_A1LrjipXc_yVQyXwUgeZ7w/frame-section.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pn2ED8Bvs0qyrCN8TfhlSh_2pppBT1byjSRRtdMVP0goEKWcC0QMk9spgwTF3a7w-SiCGqYRbnhbbQlYpt3RmdQ/garageplan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pn2ED8Bvs0qyrCN8TfhlSh_2pppBT1byjSRRtdMVP0goEKWcC0QMk9spgwTF3a7w-SiCGqYRbnhbbQlYpt3RmdQ/garageplan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGCxhxaMI5YQ8SG_DG2W-t4NrUEUIlSnHkS-FFc0U781UEeNlGsI7bsxJjORenfFIFkUGycLiy3lvm_gJnnpKrw/palm-springs-elevation.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGCxhxaMI5YQ8SG_DG2W-t4NrUEUIlSnHkS-FFc0U781UEeNlGsI7bsxJjORenfFIFkUGycLiy3lvm_gJnnpKrw/palm-springs-elevation.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pG-UwscXQ7REGSEiR2r4m_7JD5Ut7c2Vl4tjAtQAXEg0LdMz_TFch883pSoq1CwCOmJdfJZlCDjZo0sjO8JpxkA/palm-springs-plan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pG-UwscXQ7REGSEiR2r4m_7JD5Ut7c2Vl4tjAtQAXEg0LdMz_TFch883pSoq1CwCOmJdfJZlCDjZo0sjO8JpxkA/palm-springs-plan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjyvCwa_kVnzvhLdkqMoEhSOvD4xgmgpn5XbhXFnGdnT0XqG2DMWISzZ9ntY3AIZ4zXdbyiNuLKcL2QPw19XiGQ/roofplan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm-Springs-Residence, Sander-Architects, Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Renders" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjyvCwa_kVnzvhLdkqMoEhSOvD4xgmgpn5XbhXFnGdnT0XqG2DMWISzZ9ntY3AIZ4zXdbyiNuLKcL2QPw19XiGQ/roofplan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div>

Palm Springs Residence - Sander Architects

Sander Architects have designed a residence for the historic Movie Colony of Palm Springs that can combat the site’s harsh environment. Fa...

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Ferrous House - Johnsen Schmaling Architects

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">The Ferrous House sits in a row of unexceptional 1970’s ranches, part of a narrow subdivision hugging the edge of a wooded nature preserve west of Milwaukee. An existing dwelling that had fallen into serious disrepair was entirely gutted and stripped of its roof, but the limited construction budget required the reuse of the existing foundation, main perimeter walls, and plumbing cores. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pe9F8o_RIr_MMXCRX_hbkAjB83u1Fg6QC1QVaXSke8YNT8WMa0YHIToOKHz4wVB1ZClZfuDLRTyun7_JCetKnXg/ferroushouse_18.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pe9F8o_RIr_MMXCRX_hbkAjB83u1Fg6QC1QVaXSke8YNT8WMa0YHIToOKHz4wVB1ZClZfuDLRTyun7_JCetKnXg/ferroushouse_18.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGR4EBr1kNmv9y8vF5o9EqtQqVyBTH39w9AyIlrIA9WmS6zDEkiU4-LnCrhwWQQK0Bx9R1nH_AISDO-jeyvBSoA/ferroushouse_16.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGR4EBr1kNmv9y8vF5o9EqtQqVyBTH39w9AyIlrIA9WmS6zDEkiU4-LnCrhwWQQK0Bx9R1nH_AISDO-jeyvBSoA/ferroushouse_16.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The main level of the house, a simple rectangular volume with 1,380 sf of living space, is wrapped on three sides with a suspended curtain of weathering steel panels, their warm color of ferrous corrosion echoing the hues of the derelict farm equipment left behind on the area’s abandoned pastures. The steel wrapper protects the inside of the house from the scrutiny of suspicious neighbors and the elements; in the back, it extends beyond the building’s perimeter, where it shelters the sides of a linear south-facing patio.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFA_HxWX65XbFOPx8BlaV_VxBcR8hU4fsloPfbYSSMPlNP-bznI-ZVdSjKMEBPCmCl6WdlCdoni-wWCwKhB3-sg/ferroushouse_01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFA_HxWX65XbFOPx8BlaV_VxBcR8hU4fsloPfbYSSMPlNP-bznI-ZVdSjKMEBPCmCl6WdlCdoni-wWCwKhB3-sg/ferroushouse_01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjA2SwXVGVdfut5tkLs6bJkdQGkLaYWzREhdeqL9lLPm-81OBABmLVQZU5Ltd6sAvjBs6RUovb1UQXpOyzJW4Qg/ferroushouse_04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjA2SwXVGVdfut5tkLs6bJkdQGkLaYWzREhdeqL9lLPm-81OBABmLVQZU5Ltd6sAvjBs6RUovb1UQXpOyzJW4Qg/ferroushouse_04.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxoKU3AVruDoNeeb0OhPU61quz_RAmusJ_Pn3wzzOFVED19apiARCJfczwkOQIz6DP4g7j4hdbVv6Jw7ttyrZtQ/ferroushouse_07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxoKU3AVruDoNeeb0OhPU61quz_RAmusJ_Pn3wzzOFVED19apiARCJfczwkOQIz6DP4g7j4hdbVv6Jw7ttyrZtQ/ferroushouse_07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTMcoX1o_7BRwSfBbnInww7ytpQ7daUhHj2UEAatiUHsLczwulX0TGEaP6P8kFiQ1eJ5RmKB3xYQnOyj9kLTVRQ/ferroushouse_08.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTMcoX1o_7BRwSfBbnInww7ytpQ7daUhHj2UEAatiUHsLczwulX0TGEaP6P8kFiQ1eJ5RmKB3xYQnOyj9kLTVRQ/ferroushouse_08.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Linear storage boxes, containing built-in closet systems and living room cabinetry, penetrate the steel curtain and cantilever over the edge of the building, adding desperately needed square footage without altering the original footprint of the house.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pG_os1EgzsespCm3_UbmnjPpT9yht7Y23t0YziHVaHDdJczS9URlq8FrUKU1O1cJDFLafO3cLJKZAHNvUeVvYvA/ferroushouse_09.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pG_os1EgzsespCm3_UbmnjPpT9yht7Y23t0YziHVaHDdJczS9URlq8FrUKU1O1cJDFLafO3cLJKZAHNvUeVvYvA/ferroushouse_09.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p96qW6naztZQqRL3loRoqj77qh4XGnnabrXt5B0PppPI4m16iv6SFPQ3Rwl1GnhojIRMut5kMZaXieE4nd_vT9Q/ferroushouse_10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p96qW6naztZQqRL3loRoqj77qh4XGnnabrXt5B0PppPI4m16iv6SFPQ3Rwl1GnhojIRMut5kMZaXieE4nd_vT9Q/ferroushouse_10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDdUOynwBqG8Rxa3XrbC9rs2Pp8B5GItVB6JNXRJULT7lFRUDCiBc_Gnw37HwEa7Oa3FMF-o9-ZvC3VHdq0a1kg/ferroushouse_11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDdUOynwBqG8Rxa3XrbC9rs2Pp8B5GItVB6JNXRJULT7lFRUDCiBc_Gnw37HwEa7Oa3FMF-o9-ZvC3VHdq0a1kg/ferroushouse_11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUIvNiSR3eno-GQZImUwC9c90e54yNwsUoi1diPM1qEYwfHnCpG7kAwBTMlNrldYXIL3iVZ3Z_dxl7VdGgKiEoA/ferroushouse_13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUIvNiSR3eno-GQZImUwC9c90e54yNwsUoi1diPM1qEYwfHnCpG7kAwBTMlNrldYXIL3iVZ3Z_dxl7VdGgKiEoA/ferroushouse_13.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">In a carefully choreographed entry sequence, wide exterior stairs run along the front of the house and lead into a glazed foyer, an extension of the main circulation core that transforms into a small observatory above the roof. The slightly tilted roof plane is supported by a filigree of exposed metal and wood trusses, adding height to the living spaces and allowing northern light to wash the inside of the house through a translucent, Nanogel-filled glass band. At night, the window band radiates its warm light into the distance, subtly evoking the iconic clerestory glow of the dairy barns that once dotted the region.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8kkXdOjdc2JMNTS7bKFVSKqXitcrWfe7cq9zReXNd6YHQFK7Byy83fg7I53mFYHj-mNKFPRbhLv8Sh8zOpMi9Q/ferroushouse_14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8kkXdOjdc2JMNTS7bKFVSKqXitcrWfe7cq9zReXNd6YHQFK7Byy83fg7I53mFYHj-mNKFPRbhLv8Sh8zOpMi9Q/ferroushouse_14.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-lpgOMWzvPWJ3imWqGDU5fTaWezAtcPR4CSxdAfto9uQxbRdZuSFAcYm8Xc-ISQvGIZvuUwaHS0affzmn4YnYw/ferroushouse_15.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-lpgOMWzvPWJ3imWqGDU5fTaWezAtcPR4CSxdAfto9uQxbRdZuSFAcYm8Xc-ISQvGIZvuUwaHS0affzmn4YnYw/ferroushouse_15.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The Ferrous House offers a resource-conscious solution to the challenges of an aging, and often ill-conceived, suburban housing stock. In contrast to a radical tabula rasa approach, the project demonstrates how the bones of an obsolete building can be utilized and transformed into the framework for a contemporary dwelling.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-SCCj9rzb1HvYYVFgMtOv2-C-9wuWouKXH2MCg1qJj9vq45rxdv0IOA06rfb4Ejy_ndQFcV7srr-ZuXQ3chiVA/ferroushouse_02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-SCCj9rzb1HvYYVFgMtOv2-C-9wuWouKXH2MCg1qJj9vq45rxdv0IOA06rfb4Ejy_ndQFcV7srr-ZuXQ3chiVA/ferroushouse_02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4LDIecc08y4rozP39NgfoAPyQS6gceVcgj37E0TSzf4AypHN37IG0eVGWY0bwi_4gnvFK1ekRRJSct2wQhGuew/ferroushouse_03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4LDIecc08y4rozP39NgfoAPyQS6gceVcgj37E0TSzf4AypHN37IG0eVGWY0bwi_4gnvFK1ekRRJSct2wQhGuew/ferroushouse_03.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Architect: </span><a href="http://www.johnsenschmaling.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Johnsen Schmaling Architects</span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Location: Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, USA</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Project team: Brian Johnsen, AIA; Sebastian Schmaling, AIA; Nick Woods</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Area: 125.4 sqm</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Project year: 2008</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Photography: </span><a href="http://www.edmundsstudios.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Doug Edmunds</span></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBrsFfqF8SDPuja0BgW6rNHdbeYnOpccB6eo7WbjLxHS0oXOqnQzqEjMTjR5csHrNIBl8BTqOiAPcImny7vlLg/ferroushouse_17.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors, Ferrous-House, Johnsen-Schmaling-Architects" border="0" src="http://lli59a.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paBrsFfqF8SDPuja0BgW6rNHdbeYnOpccB6eo7WbjLxHS0oXOqnQzqEjMTjR5csHrNIBl8BTqOiAPcImny7vlLg/ferroushouse_17.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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Ferrous House - Johnsen Schmaling Architects

The Ferrous House sits in a row of unexceptional 1970’s ranches, part of a narrow subdivision hugging the edge of a wooded nature preserve w...

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