This house celebrates fluid dichotomies, engaging the distinction between interior and exterior, surface and volume, and form versus circulation.
Friction is produced between the exterior, which appears to be composed of distinct volumes, and the interior, which is actually comprised of a single, continuous, connected surface enclosing one vertical space. This juxtaposition is highlighted by the circulation, which winds around the inner spine of the building. The stairwells provide a continuous flow between levels and connection through various volumes, accentuating the variation within seemingly similar spaces.
The overall form of the building is a construct of duplicate geometric shapes, aggregated with a deliberate logic of repetition. This repetition simulates squares and cubes in various stages of deconstruction, with a resulting variety in the 2D and 3D detail.
Despite the use of repeating geometries, a significant spatial variation occurs, allowing segregation of programmtic functions based on distance from the ground plane. The two smallest volumes are configured at opposite ends of the house where one serves as the most public and the other the most private space. This ties into the overall fluidity of the the home—highly flexible given the single undivided interior—tailored to accomodate an individual’s transition from singular to social life.
As conventional program dissolves, previously discrete programs can merge and co-exist in a single space. These dual, fluctuating, ambiguous conditions and the illegibility of the form, establish the space for a new form of domestic life.
