Bodega Residence by Cutler Anderson Architects
Cutler Anderson Architects designed this residence in Bodega, California.
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Bodega Residence by Cutler Anderson Architects
The divide between dark forest and bright field, between random nature and ordered agriculture and between intimate and distant views seemed like the appropriate position to place this recently completed residence. That edge position allowed the architect to reveal all of these varied aspects of the land through a choreography of movement that the family can emotionally experience daily.
Designed less as an object and more as a series of visual events, the residence is an attempt to heighten, through contrast, the mulitiple natures of this ridge. Internally, the structure is also ordered to reveal, again through contrast, the lightness of the wooden roof structure and the mass of the rammed earth walls. The wood roof/column system is designed to resist lateral movement while still pushing the material to its lightest possible dimension. The massive walls are intended to make the dark forest even darker. The gaps between them are intended to either create a compressive experience upon entry into the light-filled interior or to frame specific views of the forest at the end of each passage.
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Mike on 27 Apr 2011 at 2:44 pm #
Too many repetitive forms. All the wood beams inside the house is a little much. I also hate the walls and colors used… I’m not particularly fond of the outside either.
tyler on 27 Apr 2011 at 6:14 pm #
Wonderful design, love the use of the tapered supports.
ModernMan on 28 Apr 2011 at 3:27 pm #
Works from James Cutler or Peter Bohlin are leagues above most architecture firms. Absolute artistry!
DMK on 29 Apr 2011 at 7:42 am #
Overall, the composition seems like sympathetic to the site, more so than most.
Is that rammed earth? Nice.
The poetry about the divide “between random nature and ordered agriculture” is meaningless, though. The levels of mathematical order than govern the forest are so much greater than that of a broadcast agriculture field.
zachary alan on 29 Apr 2011 at 8:08 am #
rammed earth walls are beautiful! love the look and the mass. the wood beams help to juxtapose the mass and thickness of the walls and accent the linear strata of the earth layers. nice work. i’m very FOND of it.