- Area: 1900 ft²
- Year: 2004
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Photographs:Mark Woods
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Manufacturers: Andersen Windows & Doors, Decorative Metal Arts, LS Cedar
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Lead Architects: Robert Hutchison, Tom Maul
Text description provided by the architects. The client specified three very specific requirements for her house: a simple building form; square windows; and a gable roof. The resulting design is based on a series of contradictions, with the intent of generating elements of surprise – at first glance, the house might appear as one thing, but then is realized as another.
From the street, the house appears a a single-story farmhouse, crouching down so as not to overpower its neighbors.
Upon entering the site, one realizes that the house is actually two stories, with a series of doors that open the main living spaces to a south facing deck. Inside, the spaces are designed as blank canvases for the client (an artist) to fill at her discretion.
