This
gleaming,
chocolate-colored
structure, designed as one folded plan,
and set into the green Connecticut
countryside.
Created for a client that wanted a mixture
of the avant-garde and the cozy, the
tour-de-force is clad in mirror-finish,
bronzed stainless steel. Studio Libeskind
specified the cladding to accentuate
luster and exaggerate the changes of light
and season. The interior is solid stained
white oak.
Within the scrolling of the ribbon, enclosure
is achieved via large glass planes that
at junctures virtually disappear. There
are porches on every side and from the
interior, unimpeded picturesque views of
hay meadows and distant foothills.
The interior finishes, cabinetry, and builtin furniture are custom handcrafted
from locally harvested oak planks.
These elements, along with subtle
elevation changes in the concrete floor
distinguish the kitchen, living, dining,
and sleeping areas without separating
them. Circulation throughout the home is
seamless and free-flowing, a theme which
carries through in the nearly-nonexistent
distinction between inside and outside.
Challenging both traditional and modern
notions of “the house in the landscape,”
this bold design does not sacrifice itself
to its natural setting, but selectively
incorporates the elements therein
for the enhancement of both house
and landscape.
PERFECT HOMES INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
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