blodgett-calvin PART IV
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Set apart from and overlooking the landscape, the original house, designed by Calvin Straub, consists of four distinct wings that converged at a closed-in kitchen. Below the shallow gable roofs, the house subscribes to a rigorous set of rules concerning structure, material and detail.
SAN MARINO CA
2015
3000 SF
Publication:
DWELL
DIE WELT
Photo:
FOTOWERKS
MARK MAHANEY
Award:
AIA CALIFORNIA COUNCIL RESIDENTIAL MERIT AWARD 2015
AIA LA RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2016
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Working off this matrix, the remodel sets out to introduce a connectivity that was lacking and weave in a set of new experiences.
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Each adjoining outdoor court is re-commissioned into purposeful spaces with improved connection to the interior.
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In the main bedroom, a linear bathing zone weaves into the bedroom and out to a shower garden, blurring the line between what is in and what is out.
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