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projects: Archives / November 2010
cedar street residence 2010
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tempe arizona
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November 10, 2010 |
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November 10, 2010
Renovation of a 1954 bungalow home in Tempe, Arizona. A tight budget necessitates simplicity, efficiency. A large central courtyard. A flexible, transformable house. The existing house: Gutted. Three new walls positioned. Four mobile wardrobes added, each with a built-in door. Bedrooms may be created or taken away as needed. Re-used steel frames and decking create new entry and patios. The addition: Mobile millwork separates the great room (kitchen, dining, living) from studio. When entertaining, the millwork moves east to create a 1000 SF dining/living space. If the studio grows,...
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extraordinarily common
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tempe arizona
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November 5, 2010 |
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November 5, 2010
Appreciating the unloved; environmental seeing & learning, natural and otherwise: A park has been dedicated to a woman who befriended the homeless, loved low desert “scrub” (common creosote), and organized the neighborhood to rebuild a local desert park. Four sculptures are created by perfecting greatly enlarged miniscule parts of creosote flowers, leaves, seeds, and buds. Bronze sculptures appear along a tertiary but heavily utilized desert path through the park. Text is added describing amazing attributes of the plant, such as its ability to produce 30 million flowers in a life span,...
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phoenix towers roof terrace
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phoenix arizona
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November 1, 2010 |
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November 1, 2010
A 1954 building’s only public space, a roof terrace, was badly damaged in a storm and must be rehabilitated. A historic restoration is not desired by most residents. Working with countless existing idiosyncrasies (utilities, structures, layout), a carefully articulated system of asymmetrical linear patters is developed to harmonize all elements. New surfaces are treated as applications, leaving gaps to absorb sound and expose the existing structure at opportune moments. The design is meant to focus on the vast views. All work must last for 50 years, withstanding daily direct western Arizona sunlight....
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