American
architect David
Jameson has
completed a two-storey house in Bethesda, Maryland, with white walls that look
like pixellated blocks.
The square modules create a series
of cantilevers and recesses that disguise how many floors are inside.
of cantilevers and recesses that disguise how many floors are inside.
A series of frameless windows are
flush with the facade, as are the edges of the flat roof.
flush with the facade, as are the edges of the flat roof.
A double height living room is
positioned at the centre of the house, overlooked by a staircase and first
floor gallery with glazed balustrades.
positioned at the centre of the house, overlooked by a staircase and first
floor gallery with glazed balustrades.
The following information is from
the architects:
the architects:
NaCl
Breaking the prescriptive mould of
horizontally layered homes, NaCl House aspires to render unclear the spatial
organisation of the project and explore an architecture of ambiguous scale.
horizontally layered homes, NaCl House aspires to render unclear the spatial
organisation of the project and explore an architecture of ambiguous scale.
The resultant massing reveals an
imperfect, rough-hewn form recalling the natural isometric formation of mineral
rock salt.
imperfect, rough-hewn form recalling the natural isometric formation of mineral
rock salt.
The exterior composition is readas a single object that reflects a dynamic fluid interior.
Uncorrelated to the buildings
structure, glazing panels are detailed flush to the exterior surface,
eliminating shadows which further inhibit a reading of the buildings scale.
structure, glazing panels are detailed flush to the exterior surface,
eliminating shadows which further inhibit a reading of the buildings scale.
Completed: 11.2011
Interior Area: 4860 ft2
Site Acreage: 0.52 acres
Architect: David Jameson FAIA
Architect: David Jameson FAIA
