Recently, the Huffington Post came out with a list of the top ten architect houses. Stonehouse, which has become all the rage, is easily the most noticeable of all the designs. But I really, really found Suzanne Nobis' German Lake House to be the crown jewel. Two shed-style houses, placed side-to-side, with lighting under a raised foundation... all of these little details make this design quite revolutionary.
It's the little things that make the house. Not the corners, not the edges, not the surfaces. A house is the sum of its parts; it is not one part of the sum. This remains true for all forms of art, and it's refreshing to see Nobis understand this all-too-easily forgotten postulate of design.
A lit slice where the ridge beam typically would be. But still quite structurally sound.
Drywall becomes a part of the construction, and not just one gigantic chore. Good design can make building the house a fun occasion. For contractors, subcontractors, inhabitants and others.
