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South Side Courtyard House
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South Side Courtyard House
Type
Conceived of as an
urban courtyard house, a well-known architectural typology that has been used
for centuries to provide the inhabitants with natural light, ventilation and
refuge from the dense urban condition, has been carved from a ninety year old
warehouse in Pittsburgh.
Within the existing
rusticated concrete block walls of the tall one-story building, a strategy of
volumetrically “pushing and pulling” internal and external space above and
below the datum of the existing roof creates public and private living spaces.
A series of roof cuts (subtracted areas) into the existing structure allowed
for a new formal sequence as well as a series of light-filled exterior and
interior spaces. A series of exterior courtyards are carved into the existing
footprint and act as “exterior rooms” for both public and private uses: one
courtyard serves as the entry court, another as the dining/living outdoor
patio, and the third as a private court for the in-law’s guest suite. These
courtyards also act as “lens” bringing daylight deeper into the living spaces.
urban courtyard house, a well-known architectural typology that has been used
for centuries to provide the inhabitants with natural light, ventilation and
refuge from the dense urban condition, has been carved from a ninety year old
warehouse in Pittsburgh.
Within the existing
rusticated concrete block walls of the tall one-story building, a strategy of
volumetrically “pushing and pulling” internal and external space above and
below the datum of the existing roof creates public and private living spaces.
A series of roof cuts (subtracted areas) into the existing structure allowed
for a new formal sequence as well as a series of light-filled exterior and
interior spaces. A series of exterior courtyards are carved into the existing
footprint and act as “exterior rooms” for both public and private uses: one
courtyard serves as the entry court, another as the dining/living outdoor
patio, and the third as a private court for the in-law’s guest suite. These
courtyards also act as “lens” bringing daylight deeper into the living spaces.
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