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Oriented in relation to the rolling hills of its site and views of surrounding mountain ranges, the house is conceived as two elongated volumes – a smaller one sleeved into a larger – sitting on a cast-in-place concrete base. Sleeving the two volumes creates two distinct types of interior space: first, between the inner and outer volumes, and second within the inner volume.

More public spaces of the domestic sphere are in between the inner and outer volumes; they are the spaces remaining in the outer volume after the inner has been inserted into it. They include a dramatic entry gallery, a narrow vertical slot for the stairs, and a high ceilinged living space with a sloping wall of glass. These spaces are on a grand scale and they are finished with exposed concrete and charred wood, which run continuously in from the exterior. The interior of the inner volume contains private spaces of the house – bedrooms, bathroom and a study. These spaces are on an intimate scale with more typical domestic finishes. The experience of moving between these two types of spaces is like moving between two different worlds.

Both the inner and outer volumes are wrapped around their tops, bottoms, and long sides with a charred wood skin. The charring is a traditional Japanese process that leaves wood blackened and highly resistant to weather and rot. Boards of varying thickness and depth are placed flat and on-end to give the facades depth, pattern, and texture. The on-end boards run continuously as screens over windows on the long sides of the house to emphasize purity of the sleeved volumes and reference the volumetric simplicity of historical barns, silos and old other agricultural buildings in the region.

The site is located in a rural area of the Hudson Valley approximately two hours north of New York City and near several fast-developing Hudson Valley cultural centers including the towns of Hudson, Rhinebeck, and Millerton. It is designed as a weekend and vacation home for art-collecting urban dwellers with a love of Hudson Valley landscapes. Large expanses of glass frame views of the Catskill and Taconic mountain ranges. Large interior walls and concrete pedestals support the installation and display of various types of artwork. The project strives to create a striking appearance on the landscape and unique spatial experiences for its inhabitants, while at the same time providing comfortable, livable domestic spaces.

Credits

 Taghkanic, New York
 USA
 Confidential
 06/2017
 250 mq
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 Adam Dayem, Farzam Yazdanseta
 Lorne Dawes Construction
 Taconic Engineering (structural engineer), Dell's Plumbing and Heating (HVAC), S&S Fabrication (structure and metal fabrication), Don Witt (millwork fabrication)
 Delta Millworks (wood siding), Zola (windows), Mitsubishi (HVAC), Zehnder (Heat and Energy Recovery Ventilator), Miele (kitchen appliances), Duravit (plumbing fixtures), Grohe (plumbing hardware), Lightolier (light fixtures), Emtek (door hardware), Corian (countertops)
 Michael Moran / OTTO Archive

Curriculum

In a name, actual / office frames an attitude toward the practice of architecture. The freedom to actualize hidden potentials, bringing the previously unimagined into focus, is alternately separated from, and simultaneous to, the weight of responsibility and authority. The studio purposefully drifts between unencumbered speculations and tough realities. a/o takes on a wide variety of work including residential, exhibit design, furniture design, and research projects.

Adam Dayem is the principal of actual / office. He received a Bachelor of Arts in architecture from the University of California Berkeley and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University. He subsequently worked at Bernard Tschumi Architects as a senior designer on competitions and projects including the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece and the Blue Condo Tower in New York City. Dayem is currently a Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

http://www.aslasho.com/

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