Cambridge, MA, United States
UNI
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
The final piece to the residential compound, XSmall, what the hell is this is, three rotated 16-by-22-foot boxes with four-corner-skylights, giving rooms natural light with minimum windows and maximum privacy, something that is all too important when there are four houses on just two lots, especially when the designs draw as much attention as they do.
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
The house is finished in
marine plywood, usually used in
boat-building. The grain is broad and pronounced, creating the appearance of a huge piece of furniture. Each floor of XS has a different look and feel (marble on the first floor, oak plywood on the second), but all are connected by a pared-down wooden staircase that threads through the space.
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| Photo © Courtesy of UNI |
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| diagrams--drawing Courtesy of UNI |
The people
Architects: UNI / Chaewon Kim + Beat Schenk
Location: Cambridge, MA, USA
Constructed Area: 102.2 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: UNI
