Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

Vandeventer + Carlander Architects - Mad Park Residence

Monday, 27 July 2009 07:28

Seattle based Vandeventer + Carlander Architects designed this attractive residence on a steep slope corner lot within a prestigious neighborhood. Existing conditions included neighbors to the west and north, a busy arterial below, and a residential street to the east. Although the existing residence got demolished, the site requirements have established the vertical datum to which the new design responds.

VCA_Mad_Park_03 VCA_Mad_Park_04 The program required accommodating a family of six while serving as a platform for entertaining and displaying a growing collection of contemporary art. The concept of served and service spaces is the organizational tool used in plan to meet these requirements. The house is organized vertically by activity - children's on the ground floor, public on the main floor, and private family functions above.
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Service functions are located on the northern side within a volume defined by its external envelope of Corten rusted steel. This two-story enclosure accommodates the every-day needs of the family.
VCA_Mad_Park_10a VCA_Mad_Park_10b Served functions are developed in a "loft" like space on the main level. It is defined by extensive glazing on three sides, and structurally by a series of steel moment frames. This public space affords maximum flexibility for entertaining and display. Family functions on the upper floor are defined by an Alaskan Yellow Cedar skin. Developed as a rain screen, the siding wraps all six sides of this floating volume.
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VCA_Mad_Park_11b VCA_Mad_Park_11c Fundamental to the concept of the house is a linear, light filled gallery. This space separates the served from service functions on all floors. Finally, a cantilevered office serves as a sculptural counterpoint to an otherwise rational plan.

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