Project Description
Music, art, and great architecture entered into the judges’
discussion of this organically inspired addition and renovation of a
wedge-shaped, brick-faced 1970s home that was sandwiched between two
subdivisions. “It references [Frank Lloyd Wright’s] Robey House, and the
presentation is superb,” said one judge. “Composed like a well-done
piece of art or music,” said another.
The project reorients the
home toward a public park while adding 366 square feet of living space.
The texturally rich design overlays elements in four layers. A band of
rooms respects the existing home’s scale and adds square footage.
Transparent walls and frames address the new views. Decks and raised
terraces connect all levels to the outdoors. Finally, wood railings and
vertical screen walls both define outdoor “rooms” and afford privacy
from the park.
Overall, the solution “addresses the front
entrance in such a way that it creates a grand sequence,” said the
judges. “It was very abrupt before, but now it suits its site — almost
as though it mimics the surrounding environment.”