| A simple 2,500 sf gable
structure includes a painting studio occupying the north side
and living quarters on the south. This project was a full collaboration
between the architect and the artist/owner. The artist confirms, "This
house is the painting I made for that year." She bought
old cypress doors for many of the rooms, which, along with a
collection of eclectic furnishings, provide unusual contrast
with exposed steel structural elements, chrome plated piping
for the boiler and fireplace, and iridescent tile. The building
is heated with hot water radiant tubing in the dyed concrete
floor. Exterior siding is corrugated aluminum panels for low
maintenance. The roof is clad with green and blue diamond shaped
asphalt shingles. A milky white skylight straddles the roof ridge
flooding the studio and living quarters with natural light, and
draws attention to the stairwell. |
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