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TR-1
House and Studio
The TR-1 House and
Studio is conceived as a laboratory to test ideas about light, space,
and material. The elements of the project divide into two typologies:
habitable walls that define the site, and volumes that define hierarchically
important spaces positioned at places of special advantage. Two-story
lichen-colored rough cement plaster walls, linked by poured-in-place concrete
walls and stairs, define a walled courtyard. These walls establish a bounded
space for family activities and an armature for the series of one-story
smooth plaster and metal volumes. The interlocking volumes establish a
dialogue between a collection of elements with distinct qualities: solid
or void, light or heavy, open or closed, rooted to the ground or additive.
The house and
studio are one room deep, and transparent and white glass allows sunlight
into the interior from all sides. A skylight supported by exposed joists
over the stair brings light into the center of the house. In contrast,
concrete walls and natural concrete floors anchor the house and studio
to the ground and provide a sense of ambiguity and extension between inside
and outside.
Awards:
LA/AIA Design Merit Award, 2002
Concrete House of the Year, Cornerstone Award, 2001
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