Laguna Beach, California, United States
Schola Architecture
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
The design for the Temple Hills Residence is a study in connections. The project is an addition and remodel to an existing 1950’s
post and beam beach cottage. Taking cues from the eclectic neighborhood the deign captures the essence of the existing cottage, and reinterprets the traditional post and beam into a unique residence. The resulting solution is a house of two faces connected through a thin sheet of glass.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
Nestled into a steeply sloping 5,000-square foot site, the volumes step up the hillside to the rear of the existing home creating an ascending series of interior and exterior spaces, giving access to all levels of the property. While the existing home creates the traditional base for the house, the new addition exploits the modular nature of post and beam connections. A monolithic
concrete block mass anchors the addition; from which structure and glass pin wheel off creating ever dematerializing living spaces that open up to the views as one moves up through the home.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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At the heart of the stainable strategies employed throughout the home is the reuse of the entire existing home. In addition, solar orientation, deep overhangs and operable glass allow the house to breathe throughout the year with little mechanical assistance. The palette is a mix of renewable and exposed building materials, eliminating the need for secondary finishes.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Costea Photography, Inc. |
The people
Architects: Schola Architecture
Location: Laguna Beach, California, United States
Photographs: Costea Photography, Inc.
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