Tuesday 2 October 2012
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Rudin House
Rudin House
The exterior shape of the house might be seen as a prototypical house. A sloping roof, a tall chimney and large windows remind one of a child’s drawing. The tar-board roof and the unfinished concrete facades flow almost seamlessly into one another without an overhang.
The simple monolithic building is exposed to wind and weather; rainwater runs down it as it would run down a boulder. The unfinished concrete walls of the façades emphasize the weight and materiality of the building, but being raised off the ground as if on stilts lightens its appearance. The projecting decks at the sides of the house reinforce this image of lightness and of suspension over the landscape. Fruit trees and meadows underline the agricultural character of the garden that is barely distinguishable from the surrounding landscape. The interior of the house is characterized by contrasting spatial qualities and materials, such as concrete, adobe, and colors such as silver and pink. The staircase which reaches up to the roof is especially spectacular.
At home Rudin, Herzog and de Meuron on childhood memories evoke the image of a house, rescuing the most characteristic elements such as the large fireplace, sloping roof, so a single volume. Associating with an elemental simplicity and cleanliness in their finishes, reaching beyond the literalness of imaginatively conceived as a house, exorcised the idea of a primary home to two water to reduce it to a degree zero of iconographic representation.
Materials
The roof and walls of concrete apparently gave the impression of being a single element, then give us the appearance of continuity for the absence of an eave.
It is defined as a simple, monolithic construction that allows a connection with nature, as is observed as the water covers the walls and not worn or damaged material from the walls.
It highlights the use of modern materials such as concrete and as the old adobe presenting the merger past-present-future as they do these architects in their works.
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House in Bordeaux
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House in Bordeaux
Story
A wealthy married couple with three children lived in a very old and beautiful house in Bordeaux in France. For many years this family was thinking about building a new home, planning how it could be and wondering who the architect would be. Suddenly, the husband had a car accident and almost lost his life. Now he needs a wheelchair. The old beautiful house and the medieval city of Bordeaux had now become a prison for him. The family started to think about their new house again but this time in a very different way.
It is a house where the technology meets the architecture to create a universe at the same time simple and complex.The house in Bordeaux has been designed for a family of parents and three children, but with a purpose.The client, Jean Francois Lemoine, was paralyzed as a result of an automobile accident and wanted a home that could meet their own needs and at the same time it was a home for the whole family: a solution that combines two parallel lives. The building should not be a house for a disabled person, quite a diverse and amazing universe, a creative scenario in which developed most of his days.
The house appears as three separate entities that fluctuate between opaque and transparent. The lower level sits as a heavy mass that is carved into the hill. The interior is cavernous and labyrinthian, in a sense, where all of the intimate activities of the family take place. The middle volume is the most transparent as well as the most occupied space in the house. It is the space for the living area that is situated partially indoors and outside offering extensive views over Bordeaux and allowing for a multitude of activities with its open plan. The top volume is similar to the lower level in that it is opaque and conceals the bedrooms of the children and the couple. Unlike the lower level, the volume is penetrated with port hole windows that create views for the residents from their beds.
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