The Mad Park Residence by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

The Mad Park Residence by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

The site for this home is a steep slope corner lot in a prestigious neighborhood. Existing site conditions include neighbors to the west and north, a busy arterial below, and a residential street to the east. Though the existing residence was demolished, the previous daylight basement level and existing retaining walls established the datum for the new house.

The program required accommodating a family of six while serving as a platform for entertaining and displaying a growing collection of contemporary art. This dual need of accommodating family and art led to the concept of “served” and “service” zones as the organizational tool for the home’s design. Zoning of functions also permit art and children to live side by side, to be enriched by each other.
The home is comprised of four distinct elements: a glass enclosed main floor living area, a wood wrapped upper bedroom level, a steel sheathed “service” volume to the rear, and a cantilevered, stucco clad office. Fundamental to the concept of the house is a linear, light filled gallery that extends the length of the house. This space separates the “served” from “service” functions on all floors, both in plan and section.
The glass enclosed living area is developed as an open, loft space. Containing traditional entry, living, dining, and family room functions, this space open to patios and gardens on three fully glazed sides. The living area appears as a “void” juxtaposed against the mass of the other volumes.
Private, bedroom areas are defined by the Alaskan Yellow Cedar clad volume above the living area. Three glass bridges, crossing through the linear gallery, give access to the five bedrooms. The bridges and upper hallway provide multiple views of art displayed in the gallery space.
The “service” volume is a two-story enclosure housing the every-day needs of the family: specifically kitchen, mud room, bathrooms, closets, stair, and laundry. Wrapped in rusting steel sheets, the solid nature of the enclosure creates the backdrop to the open nature of the public areas.
The final element, the cantilevered office serves as a sculptural counterpoint to an otherwise rational plan.

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Photography by Ben Benschneider

 The Mad Park Residence by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

level architects: house with slide

yokohama-based atelier level architects has completed 'house with slide', a three-storey family residence 

that features a continuous circulation route that utilizes both stairs and the playground equipment. 

circumscribing the volume of the house, the playful layout places the living spaces at the core of 

the house with a number of access points along the course. 

since the circulation is placed at the outer edge of the design, the interior is largely lit using 

vertical openings in the roof. a centrally-placed courtyard with sliding glass doors illuminate

the living room with natural daylight while creating a small play area for the children of the house. 

rounded corners of the layout encourages the light to wash around edges to further light the space. 

level architects: house with slide

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The Spring Wood Collection by Carolien Laro

Carolien Laro is the designer of Spring Wood collection. The seating furniture gained significant praises: Wood Challenge Prize, a nomination for the IMI Award as well as the DOEN material prize. The idea seems to be simple but it isn’t, it is very complex and laborious, she worked hard for every technical detail. Apart the original version there are ohers like: The Paperclip, Restless Legs and The Bridge.

The Springwood collection includes a three-seater bench and three stools, one on wheels, one without and another with folded steel legs, all with pliable wooden seats.

The Spring Wood Collection by Carolien Laro

House maison L

Tours... de force. Généreuses excroissances 3D, Yvelines

L’histoire de cette maison ressemble à un long mûrissement, de ceux qui donnent les grands crus. En 2004, ses propriétaires projetant de s‘agrandir décident de faire appel à Christian Pottgiesser découvert dans une publication. Comme nombre de commanditaires privés, ils ont en tête des idées précises. Pour leur famille de quatre enfants, ils souhaitent ajouter à la demeure qu’ils habitent déjà - sans doute l’ancienne orangerie d’un château XVIII ème siècle - une extension haute et d’un seul tenant, calée en limite ouest de parcelle pour masquer les vues de la propriété voisine sur leur jardin. Six ans plus tard et une dizaine de projets proposés, étudiés, modifiés, la maison s’est terminée cet été et le jardin est en cours d’aménagement. Fruit d’une patiente maïeutique, le programme a pris corps grâce à un processus itératif de longues discussions entre client et architecte, tenus de surcroît au respect de contraintes locales   : trois périmètres des Monuments historiques, l’obligation d’un toit en bâtière, la conservation d’un réseau de relevage des eaux usées coupant en deux le jardin. De tâtonnements en tâtonnements, de dessins en nouveaux désirs, la volonté de profiter d ‘espaces communs pour toute la famille et d’appartements privés pour chacun de ses membres s’est finalement imposée. D’où la proposition finale à la fois limpide et surprenante : un soubassement puissant pour tous d’où émergent cinq petites tours dressées en totem, une pour chacun, enfants et parents compris, soit pour entrer dans le détail : un rez-de-chaussée connecté au petit côté ouest de la vieille bâtisse    développé en forme d’amibe, l’architecte évoque en souriant «une forme molle ››, sur près de 47 m de longueur et plus ou moins 15 m de profondeur - qui enveloppe à l’image d’une rivière des rochers, sur près de 8 m de haut la base de trois des tours, et en dessert deux autres juste excentrées en périphérie.

House maison L

Maison à Izumi par Studio NOA

In the district of Izumi, Yokohama, Japan, the architecture studio NOA made this house minimal and abstract. Situated on a plot level, it offers a panoramic view of nearby mountains and Mount Fuji. Minimal and abstract, parallelepiped truncated in places, it nests and brings the outside and inside. Two spaces slip and parking in the courtyard on the ground floor, sheltered by a glass wall. Upstairs are the master bedroom, lounge, kitchen and a terrace overlooking the surrounding landscape.

Maison à Izumi par Studio NOA