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Yves Klein‘s electric blue artworks add a touch of avant-garde to the baroque interiors of Blenheim Palace, England, in an exhibition featuring over 50 of the French artist’s works.
Organised by Blenheim Art Foundation in collaboration with the artist’s estate, Yves Klein at Blenheim Palace explores the concepts of beauty, sensibility and the sublime in the 20th century artist’s works.
Visitors are given the opportunity to experience Klein’s contemporary paintings, sculptures and large-scale installations, juxtaposed against the ornate baroque decor of the UNESCO World Heritage listed eighteenth-century palace.
Situated in Oxfordshire, England, Blenheim Palace was once home to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Now open to the public, the palace has provided a historic backdrop to exhibitions by artists like Ai Weiwei and Jenny Holzer.
French avant-garde artist Klein is known for his love of blue, which led him to register his own vivid ultramarine pigment called IKB (International Klein Blue) in 1960.
This pigment became a significant part of his practice, and it was through the pure blue colour that he attempted to reach the “infinite” and “sublime”.
The exhibition coincides with what would have been the artist’s 90th birthday, and also marks the fifth anniversary of Blenheim Art Foundation.
“We are delighted to mark our fifth year by paying homage to Yves Klein, one of the most significant artists of the 20th century,” said director Michael Frahm.
“Yves Klein’s ideas have been hugely influential on generations of artists and his radical thinking influenced minimal, conceptual and performance art by pushing the boundaries of what art could be.”
“This exhibition celebrates the universal sensibility of Yves Klein’s language and I hope it will touch visitors of all ages with its timeless, enduring and spiritual effect,” he continued.
With over 50 of the artist’s works on display, including a large-scale blue pigment installation and a number of his Monochrome paintings, the exhibition is been billed as the most comprehensive to date in the UK.
Klein’s performative Anthropometry works painted with “living brushes” – models whose bodies were coated in paint and used to make marks onto canvas or paper – hang among the 18th century family portraits of aristocratic subjects in the Red Drawing Room.
His Blue Sponge Sculptures, made from the sponges he painted with, are exhibited in the Saloon beside 12 free-standing Blue Venus sculptures inspired by Classical Greek sculpture, all coated in his signature hue.
The exhibition also sees the artist’s large installation of loose, blue pigment stretched out like a “desert landscape” or a “lunar ground” across the palace’s Great Hall.
Pigment Tables coloured with IKB, gold and pink are displayed in the 3rd State Room, while Relief Portraits of the artist Arman and poet Claude Pascal – Klein’s childhood friends – are on show in the Long Library.
Yves Klein at Blenheim Palace opened to the public on 18 July 2018, and runs until 7 October 2018.
Klein’s blue pigment continues to influence artists and designers around the world. Swedish-Chilean designer Anton Alvarez created a series of tall vessels coated in the vibrant blue tone, and Brussels-based architect Olivier Dweka designed a modernist home inspired by Klein’s paintings.
Photography is by Tom Lindboe.
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Benthem Crouwel Architects has designed seven new metro stations for the new Noord/Zuidlijn line through Amsterdam, which opened this week.
Amsterdammers and tourists alike can now traverse the six mile north-south route through the city in just 15 minutes, 22 years after the project began.
Dutch architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architects has designed seven stations for the route, two above ground and five below.
Design work began on Station Noord, Station Noorderpark, Centraal Station, Station Rokin, Station Vijzelgracht, Station De Pijp, and Station Europaplein in 1996, with construction starting in 2003.
Benthem Crouwel Architects said they created the stations as a “new public layer” for the city, mirroring the canals and streets that traverse it at surface level.
Station entrances have been left uncovered, with escalators leading directly to entrance halls that in turn have direct views of the track to create a sense of continuous public space.
All the stations have been designed to be distinctive, but are all unified by plans that make it as easy and fast as possible to travel from street level to train carriage.
The architects originally won the contract back in 1995 with plans that created paths to platforms like underground streets, rather than labyrinthine passages.
In order to help maintain each of the stations’ appearances the materials used throughout were chosen to being easy to clean and replace.
Clear materials were installed and deliberate lighting choices made to ensure the stations are well lit and feel safe to use.
Constructing the new underground train line 25 metres deep in Amsterdam’s boggy soil provided plenty of construction challenges. When the city was founded in 1300 it was on reclaimed land, and houses were built on stilts.
Advances in boring technology made in the past few decades made tunnelling deep under the city without disturbing the unstable soil possible.
At the new Station Rokin 700,000 artefacts that were discovered during the process of excavating the tunnels have been displayed in a large glass case between the escalators.
In Sydney, Foster + Partners has won the contract to design seven new stations for the metro line currently being excavated under the harbour, and in Paris BIG has designed a new looping station for the metro.
London is currently waiting for the opening of its new underground railway line Crossrail, which will run from east to west under the whole city.
Photos by Jannes Linders.
Project credits:
Architect: Benthem Crouwel Architect
Client: Municipality of Amsterdam
Project team: Jan Benthem, Mels Crouwel, Joost Vos, Marten Wassmann, Saartje van der Made, Pascal Cornips, Daniel Jongtien, Peter Alberts, Saskia Andringa, Joop van de Beek, Aad van Berkel, Sergio Bostdorp, Jurriaan de Bruijn, Jasper Bus, Frank Deltrap, Marleen van Driel, Amir Farokhian, Bregje de Groot, Willem Jan van der Gugten, Michael Jaggoe, Jeroen Jonk, Leonardo Kappel, Klary Koopmans, Lucas Kukler, Volker Krenz, Jerome Latteux, Ton Liemburg, Mahyar Nikkhoy, Joost van Noort, Bas den Older, Bart Polman, Roy van Rijk, Pieter Rijpstra, Henk van Rossum, Andries Ruizendaal, Philip Rutten, Job Schroën, André Staalenhoef, Maurice van der Steen, Ronno Stegeman, Jan-Dirk Valewink, Nico de Waard, Carel Weber, Jos Wesselman, Heymen Westerveld, Joep Windhausen, Cees Zuidervaart
Engineer: Adviesbureau Noord/Zuidlijn (IBA, Witteveen+Bos, Royal HaskoningDHV)
Contractor: Structural work by Max Bogl, Dura Vermeer, Heijmans. Completion by VIA Noord/Zuidlijn (Visser & Smit Bouw (VolkerWessels)
Light design: Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Bartenbach
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There are 207 interior-design projects on the longlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards, including a revamp of a house built by Frank Gehry, a loft apartment in a former tank station and the offices of IKEA’s creative team.
We received over 3,500 entries from 91 different countries for the first Dezeen Awards, which recognises the world’s best architecture, interiors and design projects, as well as the individuals and studios with the most impressive output.
The longlist for the interior categories features an array of impressive names, including Snøhetta, Universal Design Studio, OHLAB, Studioilse, Note Design Studio, Rockwell Group and Herzog & de Meuron.
It also includes a home for a music composer, a boutique hotel in a converted motor lodge, a minimal Japanese flower shop and a hydroponic farm.
The list will now be judged by a panel of leading industry figures, including Terence Conran, Je Ahn of Studio Weave, DH Liberty founder Dara Huang and India Mahdavi, ahead of a shortlist announcement in August.
The winner of each category will then go on to compete for the interiors project of the year title – one of nine Ultimate Dezeen Awards, set to be announced at a ceremony in London later this year.
The longlist for the architecture categories has already been announced, featuring a theatre for flying monks in China and a bamboo cricket pavilion in Rwanda, while the design longlist will be announced tomorrow. Stay tuned!
See the full interiors longlist below:
House interior
› Clifton, London, UK by MWAI
› Big Space, Little Space, Buffalo, USA, by Davidson Rafailidis
› Red Hill Residence, Red Hill, Australia, by Travis Walton Architecture
› Triplex At Sant Antoni, Barcelona, Spain, by Valentí Albareda Tiana
› Casa Nil, Barcelona, Spain, by Valentí Albareda Tiana
› Cloud Villa, Kunshan, China, by Atelier Zerebecky
› Red Hill Farm House, Red Hill, Australia, by Carr Design Group
› House for a Stationer, London, UK, by Architecture for London
› Maison du Parc, Montreal, Canada, by La Shed Architecture
› Bavaria Road, London, UK by, West Architecture
› Twig House, Melbourne, Australia, by Allison Pye Interiors
› Darlinghurst Residence, Darlinghurst, Australia, by SJB
› Normal Height Residence, San Diego, California, by Teresa Xu
› Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Australia, by Alexander & Co
› Captain Kelly’s Cottage, Bruny Island, Australia, by John Wardle Architects
› Hide Out, Los Angeles, USA, by Dan Brunn Architecture
› A White House, Shanghai, China, by RIGI Design
› Merricks Guesthouse, Merricks North, Australia, by Studio Esteta
› MLB Residence, Albert Park, Australia, by Mim Design
› Time Tunnel, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, by HAO Design
› St Vincents Place Residence, Albert Park, Australia, by B.E Architecture
› Capertee Valley Cottage, Glen Alice, Australia, by Studio Esteta
› Home 13, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by i29
› Hawthorn House, Hawthorn, Australia, by Eugene Cheah Architecture
› House for 4 generations, Tokyo, Japan, by Tomomi Kito Architect & Associates
› Sant Gervasi Penthouse, Barcelona, Spain, by Isabel Lopez Vilalta + Asociados
Residential interior
› KEVIN, Hong Kong, by JAAK Design
› M’s Apartment, Beijing, China, by Office AIO
› Mt Buller Chalet Penthouse, Mt Buller, Australia, by Henry Francis Design
› The Homecoming of a White City Classic Apartment, Tel Aviv, Israel, by Studio Roni Keren
› Hidden Tints, Stockholm, Sweden, by Note Design Studio
› Brooklyn Live Work Loft, Brooklyn, USA, by David Bers Architecture
› Lapa Apartment, Lisbon, Portugal, by Joao Gameiro Neves Studio
› IN 3, Montreal, Canada, by Jean Verville
› Chapter Kings Cross, London, UK, by Tigg + Coll
› Loft in Brooklyn, USA, by Studio Ai Architects
› The Melburnian Residence, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio Tate
› Gear Wheels Factory, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Studio Jeroen van Zwetselaar
› Queens Road, Los Angeles, USA, by Mass Studio
› Darling Point Apartment, Australia, by Chenchow Little
› Corbusier Apartment Reconstruction, Berlin, Germany, by Philipp Mohr
› Apartment in an Old Established Building, Tel Aviv, Israel, by Oshri Aviram
› #7 Southlands, Mumbai, India, by Squareworks
› Hornsby Residences, Malvern, Australia, by Conrad Architects
› House of Future Contemporary, Taipei, Taiwan, by Studio In2
› Loft Panzerhalle, Salzburg, Austria, by Smartvoll
› South Yarra Mirror Apartment, South Yarra, Australia, by Golden
› Gentle Heart of Steel, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, by HAO Design
› Boundary, Taipei, Taiwan, by Fang Shin-Yuan
› Vianova, Flims, Switzerland, by Jan Kubasiewicz
› AFM Interior, Kiev, Ukraine, by Olha Havelock Wood
Hospitality interior
› FishZeleniš, Belgrade, Serbia, by Aleksandar Rodic
› KOKO Restaurant, Phuket, Thailand, by Studio Locomotive
› NuBel, Madrid, Spain, by More & Co
› Lokal, London, UK, by Space 10
› Inbetween A Thai Street, Taipei, Taiwan, by JC Architecture
› Middletown Café, Prahran, Australia, by Studio Tate
› Jackalope, Merricks North, Australia, by Carr Design Group
› The Scott Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, USA, by AvroKO
› Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa, Calistoga, USA, by AvroKO
› L.A.POKÉ, Berlin, Germany, by Ester Bruzkus Architekten
› QO Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Conran and Partners
› SPINE Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, by Gatserelia Dsign By Gregory Gatserelia
› Queen Elizabeth Hall Cafe and Interval Bar, London, UK, by Archer Humphryes Architects
› Nobu Hotel Shoreditch, London, UK, by Studio Mica
› Public, New York, USA, by Herzog & de Meuron
› At Six Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden, by Universal Design Studio
› Toby’s Estate Darling Square, Sydney, Australia, by Studio Tate
› Bar at The Silver Building, London, UK, by Projekt
› Yezyce Kuchnia, Poznań, Poland, by Adam Wiercinski Architekt
› Botanist, Vancouver, Canada, by Ste. Marie Art + Design
› Domaine Chandon, Coldstream, Australia, by Foolscap Studio
› Fonda Bondi, Bondi, Australia, by Studio Esteta
› The Budapest Café, Chengdu, China, by Biasol Design Studio
› Au79 Cafe, Abbotsford, Australia, by Mim Design
› Puro Hotel, Palma, Spain, by OHLAB
› Sans Pere, London, UK, by Atelier Baulier
› Lina Stores, London, UK, by Red Deer
› Hotel Mono, Singapore, Singapore, by Spacedge Designs
› Anti-Domino No. 2 – Wood Mountain, Chongqing, China, by Daipu Architects
Workspace interior
› IKEA Creative Hub, Malmö, Sweden, by Nanna Lagerman
› Monoarchi Office, Shanghai, China, by Monoarchi
› Aranya Children’s Art Classroom, Qinhuangdao, China, by Okamoto Deguchi Design
› Equity Estate, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Hollandse Nieuwe Concepts & Design
› Office With a Patio, Tokyo, Japan, by Shogo Onodera/Tsukasa Okada
› Bresic Whitney Rosebery, Rosebery, Australia, by Chenchow Little
› Station NEO, Seoul, South Korea, by Archi@Mosphere
› Hayball Surry Hills Studio, Surry Hills, Australia, by Hayball
› M+Space, Beijing, China, Office AIO
› About You Interior Design, Hamburg, Germany, by Studio Besau-Marguerre
› Tintagel House, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio
› AKQA Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, by Amos and Amos
› Canvas, Playa Vista, USA, by A+I
› Fjord, London, UK, by Studio Jenny Jones
› Cremorne Studio, Cremorne, Australia, by Conrad Architects
› Woods Bagot New York Studio, New York, USA, by Woods Bagot
› WeWork Weihai, Shanghai, China, by Linehouse
› Lightspeed 2, Montreal, Canada, by ACDF Architecture
› Sukhman Yagoda Law Offices, Chicago, USA, by Vladimir Radutny Architects
› Square Inc., New York, USA, by Magdalena Keck
› Replica House, London, UK, by Surman Weston
› Midwest Inland Port Financial Town, Xi’an, China, by Hallucinate Design Office
› Montoya, Barcelona, Spain, by Skye Maunsell Studio and Jordi Veciana
› Objective Subject Offices, New York, USA, by GRT Architects
Civic and cultural interior
› Nam June Paik Art Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, by NHDM
› Prayer Space, Gilbert, USA, by Debartolo Architects
› Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by LS Design
› CUT in Koganecho, Koganecho, Japan, by Yusuke Kakinoki+Shuhei Hirooka, Persimmonhills Architects
› National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC, USA, by Ralph Appelbaum Associates
› 9 Dots, Los Angeles, USA, by Design Bitches
› Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art, Montignac, France, by Casson Mann
› Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, by Ralph Appelbaum Associates
› Learning and Teaching Building Monash Univesity, Clayton, Australia, by John Wardle Architects
› CRL and Archive Library, Guangdong Sheng, China, by Studio Link-Arc
› Time Theater, Basel, Switzerland, by Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects
› Teaching Lab, Delft, Netherlands, by GROUP A
› Didactic Store, Brussels, Belgium, by Claisse Architectures
› Underground Forest, Shanghai, China, by Wutopia Lab
› Hand Down the Tale of the Heike, Tokyo, Japan, by Kazunobu Nakamura
› Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning, Prague, Czech Republic, by Prague Institute of Planning and Development
› July, Nanjing, China, by Mur Mur Lab
› Post Zang Tumb Tuuum, Art Life Politics: Italia 1918–1943, Milan, Italy, by 2×4
› The Danish Chair, An International Affair, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Boris Berlin
› Hubei Qianjiang Golden Bridge Mall Cinema, Qianjiang, China, by One Plus Partnership
› Shanghai Omnijoi International Cinema, Shanghai, China, by One Plus Partnership
› Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, by i29
› Hayes Theater, New York, USA, by Rockwell Group
› London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE, London, UK, by Local Projects
› Kikuchi City Central Library, Kumamoto, Japan, by Nomura
› Hackney Town Hall, London, UK, by HawkinsBrown
Retail interior
› Chez Claire, Antwerp, Belgium, by Pinkeye Design Studio
› Cassa Artedomus, Rosebery, Australia, by The Stella Collective & Thomas Coward Studio
› Filippa K, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by White Arkitekter
› Patom Organic Living, Bangkok, Thailand, by NITAPROW
› Aesop Upper West Side, New York, USA, by Tacklebox Architecture
› Reigning Champ 3, Vancouver, Canada, by Peter Cardew Architects
› Raquel Allegra, Los Angeles, USA, by Montalba Architects
› Victoria and Albert Museum Main Shop, London, UK, Friend and Company Architects
› Filou & Friends, Waregem Belgium, by FIVE AM
› Gigi Verde Flower Shop, Chuo-Ku, Japan, by Sides Core
› V&A Museum Exhibition Shop, London, UK, by Mark Pinney Associates
› Bake Hiroshima Cheesetart Shop, Hiroshima, Japan, by Sides Core
› Aesop Duke of York Square, London, UK, by Snøhetta
› Huishan Zhang Store, London, UK, by Fran Hickman Design and Interiors
› Salim Azzam Boutique, Beirut, Lebanon, by Molecule X
› SUKO, Hangzhou, China, by Wei Zhou – ZW Architecture Design Studio
› Ace & Tate Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Spacon & X
› Concept Store, Miami, United Sates of America, by OHLAB
› Bake Cheese Tart, Abeno-Ku, Japan, Fumitaka Suzuki from Yagyug Douguten
› Klee Klee, Shanghai, China, by Aim Architecture
› Yueyue Bookstore, Shanghai, China, by Atelier Archmixing, Zhuang Shen
› Fondaco Dei Tedeschi, Venice, Italy, by Jamie Fobert Architects
› Browns East, London, UK, by Brinkworth
› Claus Porto Store, Lisbon, Portugal, by João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto
› Aesop Signature Store, Leipzig, Germany, by einszu33
› Little Stories, Valencia, Spain, by Clap Studio
› KLOKE, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio GOSS
› Homeland – Children Themed Sales Center, Hefei, China, by Karv One Design
Health and wellness interior
› Therapie, Dublin, Ireland, by Kingston Lafferty Design
› Uplider Flagship Cosmetic Center, Beijing, China, by CAA
› Knot Springs, Portland, USA, by Skylab
› Urbana, Dublin, Ireland, by Kingston Lafferty Design
› Nimman Spa, Shanghai, China, by Maos Design
› W Away Spa, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Baranowitz + Kronenberg Architecture
› Willow Urban Retreat, Armadale, Australia, by Melanie Beynon, Meme Design
› Studio Dental II, San Francisco, USA, by Montalba Architects
› Paloma Heights, Houston, USA, by Content Architecture
› Flux Hair Salon, Kyoto, Japan, by Sides Core
› Tencent Doctorwork, Chaoyang, China, by Studio Adjective
› Yasuragi, Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden, by DAPstockholm
› Princess Máxima Center, Utrecht, Netherlands, by MMEK
› Longevity Clinic, Fátima, Portugal, by Studio Gameiro
› The Panelarium, Himeji City, Japan, by Tetsuya Matsumoto
› Pharmacy Where Healthy People Gather, Nishinarashino, Japan, by Tsubasa Iwahashi
› Emardental Clinic, Palma, Spain, by OHLAB
› Dentist – Charlotte Mestdagh, Bruges, Belgium, by Declerck-Daels Architecten
› Sum Of Us, Prahran, Australia, by GOLDEN
› London Spa, London, UK, by Richard Bell Architecture
› Hairo, Lidcombe, Australia, by Span Design
› The Wellness Clinic, Harrods, London, UK, by Stanton Williams
› Bodycentric, Adelaide, Australia, by Enoki Pty
› E by Equinox St James, London, UK, by Joyce Wang Studio
Small interior
› We Are The Remix Exhibition Design, Gothenburg, Sweden, by MUSEEA
› Orange Gallery, Tehran, Iran, by RooyDaad Architects
› The Look Out, Stockholm Design Fair, by Note Design Studio
› Moooi Through the Eyes Of Meghan Grehl, Milan, Italy, by Megan Grehl
› Chelsea Pied-à-Terre, London, UK, by Stadt Architecture
› Mavericks VFX Studio, Toronto, Canada, by Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect
› XS House 2018, Taipei, Taiwan, by Phoebe Sayswow Architects
› Refettorio Felix, London, UK, by Studioilse
› Urban Hermitage, London, UK, by Tszwai So
› Hansaviertel Studio, Hamburg, Germany, by Fabian Freytag Studio
› Jewelry Retail Office, Tehran, Iran, by Mahdi Kamboozia
› Riviera Cabin, Deiva Marina, Italy, by llabb
› Race Robotics Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore, by Ministry of Design
› Broadview Loft, Toronto, Canada, by StudioAC
› Esi Burger, Tehran, Iran, by Admun Studio
› Merricks Guesthouse, Merricks North, Australia, by Studio Esteta
› Objective Subject Offices, New York, USA, by GRT Architects
› Casaplata, Seville, Spain, by Lucas y Hernández-Gil Arquitectos
› Bodycentric, Adelaide, Australia, by Enoki Pty
› Sheridan Residence, Toronto, Canada, by StudioAC
› Hawthorn House, Hawthorn, Australia, by Eugene Cheah Architecture
› Barbican Mezzanine, London, UK, by Francisco Sutherland Architects
› Pump Station, Dungeness, UK, by Johnson Naylor
› Duplex Tibbaut, Barcelona, Spain, by Raúl Sánchez Architects
› Wilton Way, London, UK, by Bentley Hagen Hall
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US firm Salmela Architect has completed its second commission for a family in Duluth, Minnesota: a single-storey residence overlooking Lake Superior that is dotted with geometric skylights.
The studio, also based in Duluth, was tapped by clients for whom they had previously designed a rural residence. “Deciding to move into the city of Duluth, our client purchased an expansive lot with distant views of Lake Superior through the trees in the fall and winter,” Salmela Architect said in a project description.
The Deloia Residence is made up of three distinct volumes connected by glazed hallways. The architects created two courtyards tucked between the enclosed areas, which gives them different climate characteristics.
One courtyard faces the front of the house, and is sheltered from the harsh winds that sometimes hit the site. The other looks east towards Lake Superior and is built around a white masonry fireplace. The glazed walkway that separates them allows for an uninterrupted sightline from the front entrance to the lake beyond.
Separating each of these courtyards allows the residents to use them in a variety conditions. “The distinctive microclimates of each courtyard provide ample opportunities for spending time outdoors despite the dynamic weather of the region,” the architects said.
The first volume lies to the left of the main entrance, which is reached via a stone walkway crossing the front lawn. It contains a two-car garage for the residents.
Salmela Architect then broke up the main home’s programme into daytime and nighttime areas. The kitchen, dining room, and entertainment spaces are located in the larger volume to the north, across from the home’s three bedrooms, which are clustered together.
Three cubes protrude from the roof above the open-concept kitchen, living and dining room. Glazed on two sides, they bring natural light into the space and can also be opened to provide natural ventilation.
“Large window openings frame multiple views, and square ventilating units and clerestories make for a very functional combination of passive and active ventilation, ensuring very healthy air quality throughout the year,” according to Salmela Architect.
Another similar skylight sits above the hallway that separates the bedrooms. “The clerestory light boxes playfully draw additional light into the centre of the house,” the architects added.
The 2,800-square-foot (260-square-metre) home is clad in wooden siding planks, painted black and white. “The deep, slender eaves of the flat roofs serve the dual function of controlling light levels and passive heat gain in the summer, while also protecting the painted wood siding from rain and snow,” said Salmela Architect.
When the design process was well underway, the owners uncovered a wooden pavilion they crafted during an artisanal woodworking class, but never assembled. Salmela incorporated this within the home’s expansive back yard, as a counterpoint to the orthogonal massing.
“The timbers were stored and somewhat forgotten until the realisation that this pavilion would make for an appropriate counterpoint to the house,” the team said.
“The discovery and reemergence of this structure was a thrill to the client and architect alike, and this summer the client’s daughter was married under the cover of the pavilion.”
Other homes completed by Salmela Architect include a retreat in a Wisconsin forest that was built in four separate phases over time, and a waterfront property in Minnesota made of stacked and cantilevered boxes.
Photography is by Corey Gaffer.
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