Sedlak residence addition

Sedlak residence addition
Address: Superba Court, Venice, USA
Completion:1980


This building is placed over a one-car garage to the rear of a single family residence and consists of a single room and study used as a retreat. We wished to minimize the impact of the new building's appropriation of a large part of the yard and allow a coherent, idea object to emerge. To accomplish both of these goals, we created a topiary wall which camouflages the building and allows the idealized object to develop out of a contingent condition. We could then use the building to explore the relationship between architecture and landscape. The topiary wall is thick enough to make room for these small rooms that service the main space: a bathroom, a balcony and a desk alcove. An entry arcade at ground level leads to a stairway rising to the doorway. The material refer to those already used on te site, and also describe the different parts of the building.
Morphosis Buildings and Projects, Rizzoli, New York 1989, p.68
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