Awards
Framework For Living
Framework for Living
The house is informed by a series of small moves and constraints. First, all the service spaces and circulation are moved to the north, creating a strong visual organizing element. Next a vertical exterior planting system bisects the living spaces, making a visual and literal connection to the landscape. This vertical element is the living core. By lifting the first level off the ground plane, the spaces are separated from the lights and sounds of everyday city life while capturing mountain views. The landscape slopes upward to meet the house, inviting neighbors and visitors to the center of the home.
Winner of the Honor Award in the “Modern House Ideas Competition” sponsored by Modern In Denver Magazine, AIA Colorado, Denver Architecture League, and Room & Board.
Modern In Denver Interview
Published in the 2011 Summer Issue of Modern in Denver.
Published in the November 2011 issue of Colorado Biz Magazine – 3rd place, Green Housing Design.
Trans(ient) Gravity
Trans(ient) Gravity
Weight is the product of an object’s mass and the gravitational force of the Earth pulling the mass downward. To make the sculpture appear lightweight, the designers attempted to visually counteract gravity’s force and make the sculpture appear weightless. Twenty acrylic panels define the space occupied by each cube, without completely enclosing them. The play of light as it is refracted and reflected off the glass imbues the cubes with an open, indefinable edge. As parts of the whole, the cubes subtly support each other, climbing vertically on the delicate horizontal supports. These supports sequentially transfer the weight of the cubes downward adding to the illusion of defying gravity. Adding to it’s buoyancy and lightness, the sculpture has a density of cubes at it’s outer edges, with a void diffusing the components at the center. Gravity has been interrupted temporarily to let the cubes hover as they climb upward on the delicate structure. It is a composition of luminous and light weight elements called Trans(ient) Gravity.
Winner of Judges Choice Award for the Design After Dark 2011 competition put on by the Denver Art Museum and Modern In Denver magazine.
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