Sapphire Gallery - XTEN Architecture

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Our friends from </span><a href="http://www.xtenarchitecture.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">XTEN Architecture</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> just sent us one of their latest projects. The Saphire Gallery is a residential gallery addition to a private residente in Los Angeles, California. It is designed to display a private collection of contemporary art while also providing for a home office with views to the sorrounding hills. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjQvP0Ed8j32cHqmc-PPm9OqJHv0XvzV_iDC3rLfcNbY45rPj7CoKccqqs2xl5HbddeojiY8ctIqxCLqUmwWtcw/01-ext-twilight.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjQvP0Ed8j32cHqmc-PPm9OqJHv0XvzV_iDC3rLfcNbY45rPj7CoKccqqs2xl5HbddeojiY8ctIqxCLqUmwWtcw/01-ext-twilight.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9NcwwItP4PnDVPd1mSdP0RT4X7er89DL7fIxwFqyMmZDlc0tEMxP3hGnfhw0saBqR017F6sdMkJLwr0myyzoZg/08b-ext-office.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9NcwwItP4PnDVPd1mSdP0RT4X7er89DL7fIxwFqyMmZDlc0tEMxP3hGnfhw0saBqR017F6sdMkJLwr0myyzoZg/08b-ext-office.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The owners’ collection includes work by the artists Gregory Crewdson, Uta Barth, Tomoroy Dodge and the video artist Jennifer Steinkamp, and they expressed interest in a new building that would be more than just a container for their expanding art collection. The new building would have be multivalent; with suitable spaces for the artworks, but it would also have to be open to the views, provide for various domestic program spaces, and create a compelling new focal point for the approach and entry to the residence.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pu-VuPrZKscu7vr0kJsVkmnG_b2p1gOVHp9J23DWNELUGjZaoDPxXxWcLo2910_woEANzjsJW1rDmvq9w64vKpA/07a-ext-stairwindow.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pu-VuPrZKscu7vr0kJsVkmnG_b2p1gOVHp9J23DWNELUGjZaoDPxXxWcLo2910_woEANzjsJW1rDmvq9w64vKpA/07a-ext-stairwindow.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pMFAqAuKIsGmMb7Do6WXB4ZMVIBMGj3uH2IuNF6ugzb6ivhHlxwGiCVq6EYtP45aBnoqnd7xy_QEVn1XZWuxHrg/07b-ext-glassreflections.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pMFAqAuKIsGmMb7Do6WXB4ZMVIBMGj3uH2IuNF6ugzb6ivhHlxwGiCVq6EYtP45aBnoqnd7xy_QEVn1XZWuxHrg/07b-ext-glassreflections.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pu-s62tfRrx46Idf8TMecX_AyeZqSyAtFxDClfslo8VqbYlcltBFpOEMkmHMDiLFQghyed1UuXS1xyRcfJc5bXQ/08a-ext-officecornerdetail.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pu-s62tfRrx46Idf8TMecX_AyeZqSyAtFxDClfslo8VqbYlcltBFpOEMkmHMDiLFQghyed1UuXS1xyRcfJc5bXQ/08a-ext-officecornerdetail.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The new structure is grafted onto the circulation spine of the existing house and lifted off the ground to provide a minimal footprint. Freeing the ground plane creates a new multi-functional hardscape/landscape area for the family that they use as carport, children’s play area, for art parties and video projections.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phDcx4nw88j2a41opI-FkmSCFSHOWY3Nth1yrP-1kdEemG4DZFHpHPzxRXI5sTpFlCvfKdcOFtPisXTgzPJt7vA/04-int-playroom.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phDcx4nw88j2a41opI-FkmSCFSHOWY3Nth1yrP-1kdEemG4DZFHpHPzxRXI5sTpFlCvfKdcOFtPisXTgzPJt7vA/04-int-playroom.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pu7FGxjzlsNWvSywXcNklkqgrsoDolO2fUe8CsIBQrtCIUIhKiBJ1eIgrghmNHUHZiCduuJx6kiKAHmXR5XS2ZQ/03-int-stairhall.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pu7FGxjzlsNWvSywXcNklkqgrsoDolO2fUe8CsIBQrtCIUIhKiBJ1eIgrghmNHUHZiCduuJx6kiKAHmXR5XS2ZQ/03-int-stairhall.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">A structural system of lightweight braced frames was developed. They were factory built and assembled by crane in one day. These trusses rest upon moment frames that clear span the open ground plane in the perpendicular direction, and the floor and roof diaphragms are infilled with typical 2x wood framing. The system proved to be a remarkably simple, flexible and cost-effective way to achieve the program parameters of the project.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_YfzhzZ6U010ZhIcq4bAebR-NYGu0cfHjVNxCf8IMeyLqgBhi4rLSdQspZeAR7MOu49jxVKSAg2oSTF4LrghMQ/05-int-office.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_YfzhzZ6U010ZhIcq4bAebR-NYGu0cfHjVNxCf8IMeyLqgBhi4rLSdQspZeAR7MOu49jxVKSAg2oSTF4LrghMQ/05-int-office.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHR_MyrCuoeAmPVvOqGhYhBQ4Np8kXB1bmNRcoyfkta4c9NItdyIym1Gt0g7hfh9C7Wa6ErEk7GKcD7sw2zD12A/06-int-topofstair.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHR_MyrCuoeAmPVvOqGhYhBQ4Np8kXB1bmNRcoyfkta4c9NItdyIym1Gt0g7hfh9C7Wa6ErEk7GKcD7sw2zD12A/06-int-topofstair.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The remaining details are simple and direct: casement windows, quartz pebble flooring, steel stairs and railings with perforated panels, infill walls of gypsum board with floor to ceiling pivot doors, full height glass with a ceramic coating for UV and solar protection. An array of photovoltaic cells on the South facing sloped roof produces an average of 15kWh per day, enough to supply all the energy for the new building with a surplus directed towards the main house. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><div align="center"></span><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQokYaWL5JrsmLaW37JM9IHrX7As-qvM9c-c-E1vgnzddOII_W6R59KbUCO09sGwmXCcos3GRvydIBjVScxWpjg/9_int-stairdetail.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQokYaWL5JrsmLaW37JM9IHrX7As-qvM9c-c-E1vgnzddOII_W6R59KbUCO09sGwmXCcos3GRvydIBjVScxWpjg/9_int-stairdetail.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9o5N4kO65aGmSxj0LxtQaVK11LRSwQmTPxBSTyu5TM2eOa3LXbvQdOekTY6FmHjU6Szaf4K6SHrraE0w75umlQ/floorplan-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9o5N4kO65aGmSxj0LxtQaVK11LRSwQmTPxBSTyu5TM2eOa3LXbvQdOekTY6FmHjU6Szaf4K6SHrraE0w75umlQ/floorplan-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-6EoDiFwhaYeJjLE83WOYzLsYcY-0C9N-yFDnO6SJDfVkBi2Hb1ETOXkWWmSlO2NUXMNeukxRYnIdwRcoy6ZUg/floorplan-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-6EoDiFwhaYeJjLE83WOYzLsYcY-0C9N-yFDnO6SJDfVkBi2Hb1ETOXkWWmSlO2NUXMNeukxRYnIdwRcoy6ZUg/floorplan-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-XFzJAbqY21TnJSpxhdJkom8b1kluh6BMIZblJhGfS3aP9oOAgUCYgsv420bbzDYGhZFZaOgwNFZ5oDZAX7BtA/sapphire-section-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-XFzJAbqY21TnJSpxhdJkom8b1kluh6BMIZblJhGfS3aP9oOAgUCYgsv420bbzDYGhZFZaOgwNFZ5oDZAX7BtA/sapphire-section-2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pr2xO3-xNU_0iv0gSzaNAPd3ZbYYHL08A-2c0Y3COzPFfjBTkBu-UbQCD9YcjAmgVfwZjsA3s2cqPPtg0NVHRtw/unfoldedstructurediagram.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgn1na.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pr2xO3-xNU_0iv0gSzaNAPd3ZbYYHL08A-2c0Y3COzPFfjBTkBu-UbQCD9YcjAmgVfwZjsA3s2cqPPtg0NVHRtw/unfoldedstructurediagram.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>

Sapphire Gallery - XTEN Architecture

Our friends from XTEN Architecture just sent us one of their latest projects. The Saphire Gallery is a residential gallery addition to a pr...

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House of Diffusion - FORM | Kouichi Kimura

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">This project was requested from a 30-something couple. The client desired an open and varied space. The lot is located at a part of subdivision lots where idyllic scenery still remains. The east side of the lot faces a hilly area.</span><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pt-lcWxrsd-6tyEK8Pa1RFIR26ObhGR5uwoVZjubqlokhXD6LQs1nv6f2FmRQXGOw3NeaUgg2O216DYq1nO2YnQ/kkmh-101-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pt-lcWxrsd-6tyEK8Pa1RFIR26ObhGR5uwoVZjubqlokhXD6LQs1nv6f2FmRQXGOw3NeaUgg2O216DYq1nO2YnQ/kkmh-101-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfAoFA7ZbBLxQYe8Qu_W39qtDjPRcHZ1xAqI1FcPpbsoLb_ztxqYhDiau6myttnJ0jYL_gEP_9Jr1Qqf5YAJVNA/kkmh-102-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfAoFA7ZbBLxQYe8Qu_W39qtDjPRcHZ1xAqI1FcPpbsoLb_ztxqYhDiau6myttnJ0jYL_gEP_9Jr1Qqf5YAJVNA/kkmh-102-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The plan has been designed to incorporate the scenery as well as to protect privacy from neighborhood, resulting in the composition of being connected with the outward world while closed inward at the same time.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppAhz3CJpRACdgrpiNeg9ykctAclE3vonJvI0BMHJw3FYs0CfzDNYMTB6dxXeiOqJKYoFGgbwp2Wh9O8jidNJJQ/kkmh-119-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppAhz3CJpRACdgrpiNeg9ykctAclE3vonJvI0BMHJw3FYs0CfzDNYMTB6dxXeiOqJKYoFGgbwp2Wh9O8jidNJJQ/kkmh-119-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pobko4zLrqc26VGhqLUuRGDLzX9aA65SMEIGWb2ZJvhOkJmUAH8E1IUeXs2FF1kc4AJNAF7yh7kEFVQu_exUkpQ/kkmh-109-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pobko4zLrqc26VGhqLUuRGDLzX9aA65SMEIGWb2ZJvhOkJmUAH8E1IUeXs2FF1kc4AJNAF7yh7kEFVQu_exUkpQ/kkmh-109-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puahed_tfnJeDb1E2dtB813RBN7bj9-Tp3uxdnG08B5mYmld0JATJanM77oV2jYHJPm9qkuBuHt9e4RaQzrUz-Q/kkmh-111-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puahed_tfnJeDb1E2dtB813RBN7bj9-Tp3uxdnG08B5mYmld0JATJanM77oV2jYHJPm9qkuBuHt9e4RaQzrUz-Q/kkmh-111-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnIm-17cz7X8OYjowEI5lLAaRU1xIjcExPZwzykU3UKAK7Je0mXfVk8pXpVLlqdPSirwD-LVy1maUoQqPZ5Ap4A/kkmh-113-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnIm-17cz7X8OYjowEI5lLAaRU1xIjcExPZwzykU3UKAK7Je0mXfVk8pXpVLlqdPSirwD-LVy1maUoQqPZ5Ap4A/kkmh-113-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The “diffused space”, which is neither single nor too much divided, provides to the owner a variety of living spaces produced with the views clipped from landscapes, introduced lights, and flexible spaces. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfwNhjl5dE7ymHnK4bNrVpg2GYcuBRKZUXxWDAy7eqVgTDtXfeAs4kcTEYZI2GFCP0NM54gI5FpIm2KM_5jHadQ/kkmh-121-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfwNhjl5dE7ymHnK4bNrVpg2GYcuBRKZUXxWDAy7eqVgTDtXfeAs4kcTEYZI2GFCP0NM54gI5FpIm2KM_5jHadQ/kkmh-121-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYNFOo0fvmfxVJ1lyKY3JZzw_X0fJePF-0TGKPNz0HHEWtj3OwoFzSfbT7eHFNEr9KTQi5w9FqIxbEKUDXRKKuA/kkmh-123-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYNFOo0fvmfxVJ1lyKY3JZzw_X0fJePF-0TGKPNz0HHEWtj3OwoFzSfbT7eHFNEr9KTQi5w9FqIxbEKUDXRKKuA/kkmh-123-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pU6Rld4n2quhPcuhGFI5qDlUVhhk1d88b2Z90IlnQmdV-BBB7EJqusjWGaEUdLXbN16jWD4K7o_gc2f_gqbkQfA/kkmh-124-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pU6Rld4n2quhPcuhGFI5qDlUVhhk1d88b2Z90IlnQmdV-BBB7EJqusjWGaEUdLXbN16jWD4K7o_gc2f_gqbkQfA/kkmh-124-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFVExQg-tRSylpFAp-uznFHajcy9FmBNNDi7JzC0e4LNBwNByM_rxC60T5KHinRl5CHnhj8iqEACCdML-DsH2PQ/kkmh-131tm-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFVExQg-tRSylpFAp-uznFHajcy9FmBNNDi7JzC0e4LNBwNByM_rxC60T5KHinRl5CHnhj8iqEACCdML-DsH2PQ/kkmh-131tm-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pN1EqknwFlIflwPY6YVskIezrIJmRYinRb0KBiTt3fTVzkPVW0VM3sF1ax2Oh5r5nJeApg_rUtzETK07NEBqdnw/kkmh-133-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pN1EqknwFlIflwPY6YVskIezrIJmRYinRb0KBiTt3fTVzkPVW0VM3sF1ax2Oh5r5nJeApg_rUtzETK07NEBqdnw/kkmh-133-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZKbQX44V8YgzsV9_dBtOBeFC2ZKZTgsFmLv54-8pWa9vPyq6GTvqa-EgUyRxAgeuIrPYq8zs8lDlaSUGio_euA/kkmh-135-mg-s.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZKbQX44V8YgzsV9_dBtOBeFC2ZKZTgsFmLv54-8pWa9vPyq6GTvqa-EgUyRxAgeuIrPYq8zs8lDlaSUGio_euA/kkmh-135-mg-s.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Architects: </span><a href="http://www.form-kimura.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Location: Shiga, Japan</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Client: Private</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Construction Year: 2008</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Site Area: 150,24 sqm</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Constructed Area: 150,52 sqm</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Photographs: The copyright of all images belongs to </span><a href="http://www.phota.jp/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Takumi Ota</span></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_L_FpS6O76AiZit7C6l0EmGGjGNdjfgMlhld6lx3yFLAISewRX6cmYDyIdvZOjTotRug_xwfSIx3rJrs7DFt7A/ground-floor-plan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_L_FpS6O76AiZit7C6l0EmGGjGNdjfgMlhld6lx3yFLAISewRX6cmYDyIdvZOjTotRug_xwfSIx3rJrs7DFt7A/ground-floor-plan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pS_b6KMnUKkt3iFW2z5x9bHPK8Wlnc7ErwHU2Q7XYV1AOeK06ZXEtoQ3cJkJ65D4kiXF9ahBl7_khPAXNhlWSPA/first-floor-plan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Architecture, Design, House, Interiors" border="0" src="http://dgpajw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pS_b6KMnUKkt3iFW2z5x9bHPK8Wlnc7ErwHU2Q7XYV1AOeK06ZXEtoQ3cJkJ65D4kiXF9ahBl7_khPAXNhlWSPA/first-floor-plan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>

House of Diffusion - FORM | Kouichi Kimura

This project was requested from a 30-something couple. The client desired an open and varied space. The lot is located at a part of subdivis...

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Fleischmann house - Mas y Fernández Arquitectos

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Fleischmann - Ossa House is located in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, to host a young family, considering as part of the commission to achieve a connection and visual integration between its inhabitants.</span><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2840119250_4016ea5b1e_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2840119250_4016ea5b1e_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2840122172_0c763da43a_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2840122172_0c763da43a_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">To generate spaces according to these requirements, light appears as a fundamental cutting tool in the initial volume, projecting incisions that divide it in two, allowing light and part of the garden to get inside the house.</span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2839293255_16043fda10_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2839293255_16043fda10_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2839291165_3f2e925716_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2839291165_3f2e925716_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">This strategy helps to divide the house program in two, one space mostly linked to services and the other to rest areas, which works in its length as well as transversally, being the house crossed and divided by light axes. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2840127706_1fc821a951_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2840127706_1fc821a951_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2839295531_7a38632eb3_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2839295531_7a38632eb3_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">As part of the proposal, design codes according to a young family have been included - contemporary lines inside a sober and pure volume. The used materials: concrete, stone, and wood is also a great value. Besides its nobility, they collaborate giving warmth and a sense of unit, with an inbuilt furniture.</span></div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2839297587_b33e96b5a3_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2839297587_b33e96b5a3_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2839298639_e2aeab3de5_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2839298639_e2aeab3de5_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Externally, the stone organizes the volumes serving as the base for the concrete slab and the second floor, composing a facade from the street at the same time, by intercalating layers of wood, stone and concrete, achieving a final image according to the expectations of the client and the architects.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2839299467_0c7c64894d_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2839299467_0c7c64894d_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2839300539_2c74478e4b_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2839300539_2c74478e4b_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2840135318_0534372007_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2840135318_0534372007_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2839304001_34a3c35cb2_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2839304001_34a3c35cb2_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Architects: <a href="http://www.masfernandez.com/">Mas y Fernández arquitectos</a> / Cristóbal Fernández, Andrés Mas</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Location: Santuario del Valle, Santiago, Chile</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Associate Architect: Maria Adelina Gatica</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Client: Hernan Fleischmann</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Collaborator: Clarisa Elton</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Contractor: Alejandro Correa</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Structural Engineer: Eduardo Valenzuela – Ingevesa</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Lighting: Paulina Sir</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Landscape: M. Necochea</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Site Area: 900 sqm</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Constructed Area: 300 sqm</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Project year: 2006</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Construction year: 2007</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Photographs: Alvaro Benítez </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2839309995_b0f9517d1e_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2839309995_b0f9517d1e_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/2839304397_1b9e2f9939_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/2839304397_1b9e2f9939_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2840139276_4286b9d965_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2840139276_4286b9d965_b.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2840139882_3f54a4e6a3_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2840139882_3f54a4e6a3_b.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2839306481_6d5ecc91e7_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2839306481_6d5ecc91e7_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2840140476_976e11414a_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2840140476_976e11414a_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2840140784_f0d5500d72_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2840140784_f0d5500d72_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2839307589_960a5c90bf_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2839307589_960a5c90bf_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2840141512_1aff0d9051_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2840141512_1aff0d9051_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2839308227_bd9f666f66_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2839308227_bd9f666f66_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2839308699_7522bfd770_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2839308699_7522bfd770_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2840143594_cffcbabe5b_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="CLIC PARA AGRANDAR" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2840143594_cffcbabe5b_o.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;">VIA: </span><a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2008/09/casa-fleischmann-mas-y-fernandez.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;">TECNOHAUS</span> </a>

Fleischmann house - Mas y Fernández Arquitectos

Fleischmann - Ossa House is located in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, to host a young family, considering as part of the commission to achieve a co...

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