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12+1 Cubes
Design Intentions:
Formally, single-family custom home is probably among the
most arbitrary of architectural genres in modern era. Less budgetary constraint, more structural
freedom and the encouragement from client for his/her vicarious fulfillment of
self-expression via architect’s creation have all contributed to its robust
formal experimentation that is as arbitrary as it is innovative. The concept and rationale of a custom home
design therefore can be self-referential, detached from socio-economic norms
that frequently impose limitations to other genres such as civic architecture
and commercial architecture. Less
constraint, however, implies the inevitable remaining constraints that have
architect firmly grounded in reality, in both physical and non-physical aspects
of architectural design. Finding an
arbitrary premise that bestow uniqueness a custom home deserves yet artfully
negotiating with the inevitable realities become our dual balancing act in
creating 12+1 CUBES.
Site
The site is a rectangular lot of roughly 120 ft by 240 ft. There are two mansions on either side of the
lot that have imposing physical presence and limit view field of the site. To maximize view field of the design, it is imperative
to elongate the physical form to reach both ends of the site unobstructed by
its neighbors.
Geometry
Our geometrical is a response results in a design scheme
that allows each room to have its own individual mass and enjoys maximized
exposure to natural light and view.
The decision of employing cubes as the basic formal element
is due to our attempt to normalize the design against the backdrop of
conventional architectural vocabulary typical of this suburban area. The drama of our architecture mostly takes
place at the interior where extruded “C” shape is consistently carved out of
each cube to create a unique interior space and environment.
Understated effort is made to reconnect cubes with
“connectors” so the rigidity of individual cubes seems dissolved into fluid
flow from one cube to the next.
Structure
Our structural engineer devises a structural system that
will truthfully retain the geometrical properties of the design and at the same
time remain structurally efficient and honest.
The ‘connectors” and the extruded “C” shapes have become an integral
part of the final structural solution.
SustainabilityThe extruded C-shaped space allows for maximum exposure to
natural light and resultant heat gain and loss.
The three exposed sides are north, east and west. The north side exposure is the most
beneficial because it faces the main view and has the least heat gain/loss in
southern California climate. An
intelligent glass louver system, which is controlled by light censor and indoor
temperature sensor, is installed on the east and west elevations of all cubes
to control heat gain/loss and to maintain indoor temperature within 2-degree F
fluctuation.
Formally, single-family custom home is probably among the
most arbitrary of architectural genres in modern era. Less budgetary constraint, more structural
freedom and the encouragement from client for his/her vicarious fulfillment of
self-expression via architect’s creation have all contributed to its robust
formal experimentation that is as arbitrary as it is innovative. The concept and rationale of a custom home
design therefore can be self-referential, detached from socio-economic norms
that frequently impose limitations to other genres such as civic architecture
and commercial architecture. Less
constraint, however, implies the inevitable remaining constraints that have
architect firmly grounded in reality, in both physical and non-physical aspects
of architectural design. Finding an
arbitrary premise that bestow uniqueness a custom home deserves yet artfully
negotiating with the inevitable realities become our dual balancing act in
creating 12+1 CUBES.
Site
The site is a rectangular lot of roughly 120 ft by 240 ft. There are two mansions on either side of the
lot that have imposing physical presence and limit view field of the site. To maximize view field of the design, it is imperative
to elongate the physical form to reach both ends of the site unobstructed by
its neighbors.
Geometry
Our geometrical is a response results in a design scheme
that allows each room to have its own individual mass and enjoys maximized
exposure to natural light and view.
The decision of employing cubes as the basic formal element
is due to our attempt to normalize the design against the backdrop of
conventional architectural vocabulary typical of this suburban area. The drama of our architecture mostly takes
place at the interior where extruded “C” shape is consistently carved out of
each cube to create a unique interior space and environment.
Understated effort is made to reconnect cubes with
“connectors” so the rigidity of individual cubes seems dissolved into fluid
flow from one cube to the next.
Structure
Our structural engineer devises a structural system that
will truthfully retain the geometrical properties of the design and at the same
time remain structurally efficient and honest.
The ‘connectors” and the extruded “C” shapes have become an integral
part of the final structural solution.
SustainabilityThe extruded C-shaped space allows for maximum exposure to
natural light and resultant heat gain and loss.
The three exposed sides are north, east and west. The north side exposure is the most
beneficial because it faces the main view and has the least heat gain/loss in
southern California climate. An
intelligent glass louver system, which is controlled by light censor and indoor
temperature sensor, is installed on the east and west elevations of all cubes
to control heat gain/loss and to maintain indoor temperature within 2-degree F
fluctuation.
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