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FRED FISHER & PARTNERS

Herman Residence and Studio

An artist whose work includes large paintings and woodcuts sought a situation that would combine the large, low cost spaces of downtown lofts with the amenities of suburban housing.

A triangular lot in a canyon adjacent to park land is the site for this low cost building. The maximum footprint of the sloping site was built to create a first floor studio of 2,400 square-feet with 16-foot ceiling. On the second floor, a combination living, dining and kitchen area is separated from two bedrooms and a bathroom by an outdoor deck. On the third floor is another bedroom and three deck areas. The simplest construction materials and methods were employed to construct the 4,900 square-foot building for about $ 150.000. An informal compositional approach was used to incorporate a mixture of new and old materials with elevation changes made in progress.