The Three Rivers itHouse is an 1,100 sqft second home for two Los
Angeles based visual artists that functions as a retreat from their
hectic urban lifestyle. After spending their first two years camping on
the pristine 7-acre site, the clients requested a house that would
serve as the thinnest barrier to the outdoors while still maintaining
basic indoor comforts. A second goal for the site, nestled between moss
covered boulders and tall oak trees, was to create a house that would
minimally disrupt the scenic landscape by creating a modest building
footprint. Through a series of interconnected patios and interior
living spaces, Three Rivers itHouse functions as a highly tuned
instrument for enhancing one’s visual and physical relationship to
nature.