
Michael Maltzan
Seven Sides. the Pittman Dowell Residence
Jessica Varner(Editor)
Hatje Cantz (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published in May 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-3-7757-3799-9 (ISBN)
Description
Los Angeles ist seit jeher eine Stadt moderner urbaner Wohn- und Lebenskulturen. Michael Maltzan, Gründer des Büros Michael Maltzan Architecture, führt die ästhetische Evolution der Architektur auf das menschliche Maß und den häuslichen Raum zurück. Sein Einfamilienhaus Pittman Dowell Residence übersetzt aktuelle Prinzipien architektonischen Designs in eine gebaute Realität, die alltäglichen Bedürfnissen entspricht und zugleich das Auge verwöhnt. Das auf einem Hügel liegende, gestalterische Juwel setzt sich aus sieben Seiten zusammen. Als dynamisches Polygon nimmt es die zentrifugale Bewegung des weiten Ausblicks architektonisch auf. Das Vieleck schafft eine organische Verbindung zwischen Gebäude und Landschaft und verzichtet dabei auf parallele Wände. Da es weder vollkommen geschlossene Räume noch Türen gibt, kommt Intimität allein durch verbaute Sichtachsen auf. Das Buch bündelt sieben künstlerische Perspektiven auf den Bau.
Los Angeles has long been famous for defining and promoting modern domestic architecture in the United States and beyond. Michael Maltzan, founder of the studio Michael Maltzan Architects, is providing a new chapter in the evolution of the contemporary architectural object translated into domestic space. His recently completed single-family house, the Pittman Dowell Residence, distills contemporary concepts into architectural reality. This publication presents an in-depth view of the seven-sided architectural form through the points of view of seven distinct contributors and is an accessible and personal account of how architecture in the twenty-first century can change perceptions of space and inspire new ways of living in contemporary city. The Pittman Dowell Residence is reimagined and positioned with themes of history, domesticity, materiality, effect, space, manipulation, and form.
Los Angeles has long been famous for defining and promoting modern domestic architecture in the United States and beyond. Michael Maltzan, founder of the studio Michael Maltzan Architects, is providing a new chapter in the evolution of the contemporary architectural object translated into domestic space. His recently completed single-family house, the Pittman Dowell Residence, distills contemporary concepts into architectural reality. This publication presents an in-depth view of the seven-sided architectural form through the points of view of seven distinct contributors and is an accessible and personal account of how architecture in the twenty-first century can change perceptions of space and inspire new ways of living in contemporary city. The Pittman Dowell Residence is reimagined and positioned with themes of history, domesticity, materiality, effect, space, manipulation, and form.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ostfildern
Germany
Illustrations
100
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
10 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7757-3799-9 (9783775737999)
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