This project type allows for the exploration of ideas at an intimate scale - join us for a discussion between architect and client about how projects such as “Butterfly House” and "Skylit Cottage" came to be.
Project 1: Butterfly House
The Butterfly House manifests the dream of its owner who lost her home of forty-seven years on the same site in the 2017 Nuns Canyon wildfire. Far from a re-creation of the original home, the 1,700 square foot Butterfly House presents a fresh vision of a sustainable and resilient structure to lift the spirits and gather the family, while working within the tight budget limited by insurance claim proceeds.
Project 2: Skylit Cottage
A ground up accessory dwelling unit, the Skylit Cottage provided an opportunity to increase density on the site and create a new home for a knitter and community activist. Propelled by a shared interest in the relationship between solids, voids, and colors, the project explores the concept of a volume-within-a-volume as a way to create variations in scale, organization, and light. The central figure houses storage, a wet wall, and a split skylight that washes light over multiple spaces.