TOWER OF SILENCE
Manchester, WA, United States, 1992-1992
PROGRAM: architectural retreat
CLIENT: withheld
SIZE: 512 sf
STATUS: completed
Sited next to three 150-foot-tall Douglas fir trees, which form a vertical, cathedral-like void, this wood-frame studio for painting and writing is sheathed in local natural cedar boards. The 16-square-foot plan is stacked in two rooms of 256 square feet each. The cantilevered porch faces east with Puget Sound, Blake Island, and Seattle in the distance.
Manchester, WA, United States, 1992-1992
PROGRAM: architectural retreat
CLIENT: withheld
SIZE: 512 sf
STATUS: completed
Sited next to three 150-foot-tall Douglas fir trees, which form a vertical, cathedral-like void, this wood-frame studio for painting and writing is sheathed in local natural cedar boards. The 16-square-foot plan is stacked in two rooms of 256 square feet each. The cantilevered porch faces east with Puget Sound, Blake Island, and Seattle in the distance.
CREDITS
architect
– Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl (design architect)
Janet Cross, Todd Fouser (project team)
architect
– Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl (design architect)
Janet Cross, Todd Fouser (project team)