Southampton, New York, United States
OBRA Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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The Centrifugal Villa is arranged around a hollow center, as if the heart of the house had somehow fallen outside its body. The string of subsequent spaces in its interior provide a comprehension of the whole by sacrificing their individual geometric cohesiveness to the fractured configuration of the entire composition.
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The experience of the interior is characterized by constantly shifting vanishing points, at the place of their collision in each crease of the plan, large openings cutting dormer scoops on the roof, centrifugally release the views out to the surrounding landscape. The house, defined by this idea rather than a formal imposition, cannibalizes the local “vernacular,” distorting it through hexagonal introspection of the plan and the transposed proportion of the parts.
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Designed as wood
post-and-beam structure, the exterior cladding is detailed with vertical
board and batten seams to give continuity to the building exterior and encourage an uninterrupted rhythmic flow around the elevations. The house utilizes
geothermal heating and incorporates passive
energy-saving techniques, including a narrow-section interior to allow
natural ventilation and a sequence and layout of
dormer windows and openings to permit generous daylighting and minimal
artificial lighting needs.
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Set on a 5-acre property overlooking an agricultural reserve, the completed project includes main house, separate guesthouse and garage structure, and poolhouse with poolside pavilion.
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| Photo © Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| basement floor plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| ground floor plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| second floor plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| roof plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| elevation 01--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| elevation 02--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| elevation 03--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| section & elevation--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| elevation 04--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| poolhouse plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| section 01--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| section 02--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| garage second floor & roof plans--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| garage ground floor plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| section 02--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
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| tree survey plan--drawing Courtesy of OBRA Architects |
The people
Architects: OBRA Architects
Location: Southampton, New York, United States
Principals in Charge: Pablo Castro, Jennifer Lee
Project team: Selin Semaan, Akira Gunji, Luis Costa, Shin Kook Kang, Satoshi Kiyono, Kaon Ko, Bronwyn Kotzen, Fabiana Meacham, Elizabeth Snow, Elina Almuhametova, Chiara Filios, Doreen Lam
Structural Engineering: Robert Silman Associates
Lighting consultant: Peiheng Tsai Lighting Design
Project Area: 1,231 sqm
Project year: 2008
Photographs: OBRA Architects
