This project was an expansion of the existing structure adding
additional spatial and functional requirements. The intention was to achieve a
design that would preserve the past, sustain the present, and anticipate the
needs of the future.
Metaphorically, the project consists of two worlds, two elements,
seamlessly interwoven to form a single unified cohesive whole. One is the essence,
the core perceived as a spiritual mystery, a reservoir of memories and
longings. The other is a new skin that occupies, caresses, shelters and
conceals the essence lucidly, while presenting an appealing presence in
dialogue with the outside world.
The project went through a sculpting and layering process that brought a
new potential to the house, utilizing the original structure efficiently, while
fulfilling the additional qualitative spatial requirements of the owner. The
result is a plot that forms a poetic journey of revealment and concealment,
where the original core is always present, yet gently concealed, except for
those who dare to mark its traces and touch its luminous flame.photos by : Jack Wozniak