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Pasadena Glen Residence
The 1/3-acre site for this house is located along the west slope of a
semi-rural canyon above Pasadena. The steep site rises at a 40 degree
slope a small creek at its base. Appealing mountain and valley views are
offset by the various hazards implied by the county's stringent safety
requirements. Fires, floods, landslides, and earthquakes all pose a
considerable danger in this beautiful setting. The property included a
22' x 48' concrete pier and grade beam foundation from the most recent
house to have been destroyed at this address. The appealing
climate and scenery of Pasadena Glen appears to be the perfect setting
for the open and informal modern houses that California architects have
been designing for years. The "Mid-Century Modern" houses that epitomize
this style were intended to revolutionize the ways in which
Californians lived and built.An easy going relationship with the
outdoors and a simple expression of minimal structure were key to this
humane modernism that optimistically deployed contemporary technology to
serve a new American middle class that valued culture, family, and the
outdoors. Frequent media spectacle disasters have demonstrated
the folly of this approach. In the short time that California has been
the site of urban development, it has become clear that a relaxed and
informal posture is not advisable in this threat-rich environment. The
clients did not want a hillside bunker, but the new house needed to
provide the (sense of) security its environment challenges. In addition
to automatic fire sprinklers and fire-resistant exterior finishes, The
house sports a bit of an attitude towards its not so friendly
environment. The house's cantilevers assert an aloof relationship to the
ground; the crank of the plan provides a posture that is alert and
anxious; the slope of the roof and the skirt give it presence; and its
color lets there be no doubt as to its confidence.
semi-rural canyon above Pasadena. The steep site rises at a 40 degree
slope a small creek at its base. Appealing mountain and valley views are
offset by the various hazards implied by the county's stringent safety
requirements. Fires, floods, landslides, and earthquakes all pose a
considerable danger in this beautiful setting. The property included a
22' x 48' concrete pier and grade beam foundation from the most recent
house to have been destroyed at this address. The appealing
climate and scenery of Pasadena Glen appears to be the perfect setting
for the open and informal modern houses that California architects have
been designing for years. The "Mid-Century Modern" houses that epitomize
this style were intended to revolutionize the ways in which
Californians lived and built.An easy going relationship with the
outdoors and a simple expression of minimal structure were key to this
humane modernism that optimistically deployed contemporary technology to
serve a new American middle class that valued culture, family, and the
outdoors. Frequent media spectacle disasters have demonstrated
the folly of this approach. In the short time that California has been
the site of urban development, it has become clear that a relaxed and
informal posture is not advisable in this threat-rich environment. The
clients did not want a hillside bunker, but the new house needed to
provide the (sense of) security its environment challenges. In addition
to automatic fire sprinklers and fire-resistant exterior finishes, The
house sports a bit of an attitude towards its not so friendly
environment. The house's cantilevers assert an aloof relationship to the
ground; the crank of the plan provides a posture that is alert and
anxious; the slope of the roof and the skirt give it presence; and its
color lets there be no doubt as to its confidence.
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