The project is designed for a tech client and an art collector. It is composed of efficiently aggregated spaces. Four courtyards puncture the floorplan. The circulation is through rooms, eliminating the need for corridors.
The mixed-use program includes bedrooms, an office, and an art gallery. The secondary spaces consist of a living area, kitchen, library, and bathroom. Supportive functions, in the form of appliances, millwork, closets, line up the walls of the house. The four courtyards surround a multi-functional flexible space that can be used for formal dining, entertaining, or conference room.
The design of doors and thresholds are unique design features of the project. Smart glazing allows for transparent surfaces to turn opaque instantly if more privacy is desired. These transparent thresholds enable see-through views to the courtyard, to the outside, and to other spaces of the house. The transparent doors read as a part of the glazing system and are not visually imposing. Other opaque secret doors are designed as a part of the wall system to be concealed from view. The visual clues that these are passages into other spaces are revealed by minimal door handle fixtures and the light coves above them.