Mad Park Residence : By Vandeventer + Carlander Architects ~ HouseVariety

Friday, May 27, 2011

Mad Park Residence : By Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

Seattle, Washington, United States
Vandeventer + Carlander Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

Photo © Courtesy of Ben Benschneider

The site for this home is a steep slope corner lot in a prestigious neighborhood. Existing site conditions include neighbors to the west and north, a busy arterial below, and a residential street to the east. Though the existing residence was demolished, the previous daylight basement level and existing retaining walls established the datum for the new house.

Photo © Courtesy of Ben Benschneider

The program required accommodating a family of six while serving as a platform for entertaining and displaying a growing collection of contemporary art. This dual need of accommodating family and art led to the concept of “served” and “service” zones as the organizational tool for the home’s design. Zoning of functions also permit art and children to live side by side, to be enriched by each other.

Photo © Courtesy of Ben Benschneider

The home is comprised of four distinct elements: a glass enclosed main floor living area, a wood wrapped upper bedroom level, a steel sheathed “service” volume to the rear, and a cantilevered, stucco clad office. Fundamental to the concept of the house is a linear, light filled gallery that extends the length of the house. This space separates the “served” from “service” functions on all floors, both in plan and section.

Photo © Courtesy of Ben Benschneider

The glass enclosed living area is developed as an open, loft space. Containing traditional entry, living, dining, and family room functions, this space open to patios and gardens on three fully glazed sides. The living area appears as a “void” juxtaposed against the mass of the other volumes.

Photo © Courtesy of Ben Benschneider

Private, bedroom areas are defined by the Alaskan Yellow Cedar clad volume above the living area. Three glass bridges, crossing through the linear gallery, give access to the five bedrooms. The bridges and upper hallway provide multiple views of art displayed in the gallery space.

Photo © Courtesy of Ben Benschneider

The “service” volume is a two-story enclosure housing the every-day needs of the family: specifically kitchen, mud room, bathrooms, closets, stair, and laundry. Wrapped in rusting steel sheets, the solid nature of the enclosure creates the backdrop to the open nature of the public areas.
The final element, the cantilevered office serves as a sculptural counterpoint to an otherwise rational plan.

site plan--drawing © Courtesy of Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

lower level floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

The people

Architects: Vandeventer + Carlander Architects
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget
Landscape Architects: Samuel Williamson Associates
Lighting: dePelecyn Studio light & shadow
Energy Consultant: Ecotope
Contractor: Schilperoort & Brooks, Inc. General Contractors
Floor Area: 5,546 sq ft
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Ben Benschneider

The products
Construction materials, Semi-finished materials:
Countertops: Solid Surfacing, Corian by DuPont

Facades:
Metal Siding: by Weathered Steel
Wood Siding: by Alaskan Yellow Cedar Bear Creek Lumber

Floor:
First Floor Wood Flooring: Padouk by Padouk
Bathroom Tile Flooring: Limestone Tile, Ann Sacks Tile by Ann Sacks
Second Floor Wood Flooring: Bamboo by Bamboo
Cementitious Flooring: Milestone by Artisan Finishes

Joinery:
Wood Windows: Painted Douglas Fir: by Unison Windows
Aluminum Metal Doors and Windows: by Kawneer North America
Structures:
Cabinets: Padouk, Maple Peteís Cabinet Shop by Maple Peteís Cabinet Shop

Walls:
Cementitious Wall Coating: Milestone by Artisan Finishes
Bathroom Wall Tile: Glass, Ann Sacks by Ann Sacks

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