Planar House by Steven Holl
Located in Paradise Valley with a direct vista to Camelback Mountain, this house is to be a part of — and vessel for — a large contemporary art collection. Great 20th century works by Bruce Nauman, Robert Ryman, Jeff Koons and Jannis Kounellis are part of the collection which includes important video artworks.
Constructed of tilt-up concrete walls, the flat and rotated nature of the walls merges with the simple orthogonal requirements of the interiors for art. Shape extensions and light and air chimneys connected to cooling pools articulate the planar geometry. From a courtyard experienced at the entry of sequence, a ramp leads to a rooftop sculpture garden, a place of silence and reflection.
March 12, 2007 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 2
March 13th, 2007 at 5:51 am
[...] any good architect, Steven Holl finds inspiration in unexpected places. His award-winning Swiss residence was inspired by the black [...]
April 3rd, 2007 at 10:01 pm
hi a class from the grad program from utsa are travelin out to AZ, and we were looking to directions to get to this house! anyone have any directions to there?