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Sunbrella 2015
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Sunbrella 2015
Eighty years ago, Architect Albert Frey and Lawrence Kocher designed and built a weekend house using cotton canvas as a sheathing material over wood frame construction. The ground floor was used for the porch and garage while the roof deck was used for sunbathing and outdoor sleeping. The middle level was enclosed with access to it and the roof from a spiral staircase. The weekend house was supported by steel columns and redwood decking and canvas was bonded to the floor, walls and ceiling. The canvas was painted with three coats of oil based paint before a finished coat was applied. The entire structure would require painting every three years.
The Sunbrella house was inspired by the Frey/Kocher concept but takes “canvas” to the next level. The ground floor continues to be used as a garage/patio but now includes a fabric screen that can be converted into a shade structure. The middle floor can now support a full kitchen and bathroom with fabric floors, furniture and fireplace with no fear of fire and smoke. A window wall opens up to a deck shaded by a retractable awning. The roof deck is fitted with a “green” roof and an inverted umbrella which not only provides shade but collects water too.
The fabric is interchangeable for all surfaces and depending on the fabric chosen, different levels of light translucency, color and texture is achievable.
The Sunbrella House is where shade and surfaces have no limits.
The Sunbrella house was inspired by the Frey/Kocher concept but takes “canvas” to the next level. The ground floor continues to be used as a garage/patio but now includes a fabric screen that can be converted into a shade structure. The middle floor can now support a full kitchen and bathroom with fabric floors, furniture and fireplace with no fear of fire and smoke. A window wall opens up to a deck shaded by a retractable awning. The roof deck is fitted with a “green” roof and an inverted umbrella which not only provides shade but collects water too.
The fabric is interchangeable for all surfaces and depending on the fabric chosen, different levels of light translucency, color and texture is achievable.
The Sunbrella House is where shade and surfaces have no limits.
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