ASHCROFT West Hollywood, California

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House DVB

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San Joaquin Valley Residence

• Situated in the rural "Big Valley" of Central California, this private residence negotiates between the rigid geometry of its agricultural context on one side, and the serene pastoral setting of a natural stream basin on the other. Inspired by the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico, simple forms cast in strong daylight and shadow capture a spirit of place. Heavy earthen masses are collected under a broad overhanging roof plane, composed to bracket the landscape and reciprocate the grand scale of the site.  The resulting interstitial void demarcates the public living zone as an indoor/outdoor room, blurring distinctions between interior and exterior space. Intimate sleeping and bathing spaces are placed within the earthen masses, each with its own private access to an outdoor garden room.  A rustic vocabulary was developed in response to the agricultural vernacular, resulting in a neutral palette of cement plaster, reclaimed wood posts and planks, steel, board formed concrete, and water elements. 
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P-36 HOUSING BLOCK MADRID

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GR House

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  Longitudinal Section
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  Ground Floor Plan
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  Top Floor Plan
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  Basement Floor Plan
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  South Elevation
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  The exterior of the house is a big concrete monolith with few openings that allow the light inward giving as much privacy as possible to the client. This monolith “projects” without support over the garage and penetrates into the interior of the house where the holes increase depending on the areas.

   

  On the ground floor, the interior is conceived as a large open space that begins with a double-height central patio with a glass roof, working also as the focal point of the project. The space extends to a side terrace / courtyard that visually connects public social areas: living room + dining room, family room and the kitchen. 

   

  A large wooden bridge connects the master bedroom with the rest of the rooms on the upper floor, giving privacy and protecting from the sun on the double height space of the dining room and central courtyard.

   

  The wine celler is a concrete volume that is accessed from the central patio. 

   

   

  Location / Residencial Los Olivos Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

   

  Area / 343.76 m2

  Architects / em-estudio

  Structure / IDE Ing. Jesús Magallón

  Carpentry / MADELAR

  Photography / Ivan Esqueda

  Year / 2012