“–that’s the name of the architectural firm Brooks+Scarpa His modern home project for a famous chef and his family.
It is a comfortable place to live, with a pronounced division into dynamic spatial zones. Despite this, the designers have managed to keep the relationship between the interior and exterior.
The Yin + Yang House was built in a Californian state – the quiet neighborhood of Venice. The purpose of this original design was to create enough space for all members of the young family. One of the aims of the project is to create a calm and well-organized environment that not only offers adults but also teenagers a place to relax and meet friends.
Surely many of the participants of Forum Town, would love to spend their lives in such a house.
This apartment complex consists of two separate houses that are organized around a series of small courtyards that fit well into the interior of the house. From the street it looks like one big integral house. But, in fact, behind the front door is a cozy courtyard that reveals both the interior and exterior of the house.
The tense look of the house facades is accentuated by a 30 centimeter steel band that seems to chop the house up and down below the second floor floor line. This continuous loop, moving like a pen across a page, visually unifies the interior and exterior spaces into one whole.
Manipulation of scale, also formal in design development. From the backside the house looks like a single one-story building. The large master bedroom window and exterior staircase are designed specifically to maintain this illusion. Only when the stairs are brought to life by people appearing on them does one see the true scale of the building and that it has two sections.
The heart of any home is the kitchen. The Yin+Yang House has a kitchen with an open-plan work space, which allows the owner, an experienced chef, to freely interact with family and guests while cooking.
This Yin-Yang House looks incredibly comfortable and inviting for a young family. I’m curious to know how the designers achieved a balance between the contrasting yin and yang elements in the design? Was it challenging to integrate them harmoniously throughout the entire space?