Escher GuneWardena - Jamie Residence

Escher GuneWardena
Jamie Residence
Pasadena, California
USA

The Jamie Residence revisits the classical tropes of modernist private residences of Southern California: shoe box on pillars.

Photo: Gene Ogami

The Jamie Residence is located in Pasadena, adjacent to Los Angeles, on a steeply sloping hillside overlooking a golf course, the Rose Bowl Stadium and the city beyond. There are also views to the San Gabriel Mountains to the East and the San Rafael Hills to the west.
The clients, a young couple with a child, required a 2,000 square foot house with views to as much of the dramatic panorama as possible.

Photo: Gene Ogami

The wood-framed house sits on two steel beams, spanning eighty-four-feet, that are supported by two large concrete piers.

Photo: Gene Ogami

The two piers are the only elements to meet the ground, causing minimal impact to the existing slope and allowing the natural landscaping to continue beneath the house.
Access to the house is by a bridge which connects to the road on the uphill side of the property.

Photo: Gene Ogami

The house is divided into two zones: one zone for formal entertaining, the parents' bedroom suite and study, another zone for the kitchen/breakfast area, the family/play room, and the children's rooms.
The house is further divided into more enclosed spaces for bedrooms, facing the hillside, and very open spaces for communal activities, facing the view.

Photo: Gene Ogami

These open spaces, which include the living, dining, outdoor deck, kitchen, and family rooms are all interconnected, to create one continuous 84 foot long space with 180 degree views of the cityscape below and landscape beyond.

Drawing courtesy Escher GuneWardena

Total area: 1,915 square feet
Garage: 400 square feet

Materials: Cast Concrete, Steel, Type-V Wood Construction, Exterior Cement Board Panels, Aluminium Framed Sliding Doors.
The exterior elevations are composed of floor-to-ceiling window openings alternating with solid planes clad in a cement board panel system.

Photo: arcspace
Ravi GuneWardena and Frank Escher.

Website: Escher GuneWardena

Through the obliteration of the dramatic views of the surrounding landscape, artist Olafur Eliasson invites the viewer to a more intimate, solitary sensorial experience within the domestic spaces.

Olafur Eliasson
Meant To Be Lived In
Today I am Feeling Prismatic

Photo: arcspace

April 25, 2005





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		Escher GuneWardena Jamie Residence Pasadena, California USA The Jamie Residence revisits the classical tropes of modernist private residences of Southern California: shoe box on pillars. Photo: Gene Ogami The Jamie Residence is located in Pasadena, adjacent to Los Angeles, on a steeply sloping hillside overlooking a golf course, the Rose Bowl Stadium and the city beyond. There are also views to the San Gabriel Mountains to the East and the San Rafael Hills to the west. The clients, a young couple with a child, required a 2,000 square foot house with views to as much of the dramatic panorama as possible. Photo: Gene Ogami The wood-framed house sits on two steel beams, spanning eighty-four-feet, that are supported by two large concrete piers. Photo: Gene Ogami The two piers are the only elements to meet the ground, causing minimal impact to the existing slope and allowing the natural landscaping to continue beneath the house. Access to the house is by a bridge which connects to the road on the uphill side of the property. Photo: Gene Ogami The house is divided into two zones: one zone for formal entertaining, the parents' bedroom suite and study, another zone for the kitchen/breakfast area, the family/play room, and the children's rooms. The house is further divided into more enclosed spaces for bedrooms, facing the hillside, and very open spaces for communal activities, facing the view. Photo: Gene Ogami Photo: Gene Ogami Photo: Gene Ogami These open spaces, which include the living, dining, outdoor deck, kitchen, and family rooms are all interconnected, to create one continuous 84 foot long space with 180 degree views of the cityscape below and landscape beyond. Drawing courtesy Escher GuneWardena Total area: 1,915 square feet Garage: 400 square feet Materials: Cast Concrete, Steel, Type-V Wood Construction, Exterior Cement Board Panels, Aluminium Framed Sliding Doors. The exterior elevations are composed of floor-to-ceiling window openings alternating with solid planes clad in a cement board panel system. Photo: arcspace Ravi GuneWardena and Frank Escher. Website: Escher GuneWardena Through the obliteration of the dramatic views of the surrounding landscape, artist Olafur Eliasson invites the viewer to a more intimate, solitary sensorial experience within the domestic spaces. Olafur Eliasson Meant To Be Lived In Today I am Feeling Prismatic Photo: arcspace April 25, 2005