The project began with an abstract composition of multi-colored boxes.  I assembled this composition on the principle that each color should be visible from each side of the composition.

Axonometric drawing.

We constructed a structural matrix model based on the original box composition.  I started thinking about how the inhabitants would move through the house here and began developing the spatial logic of my box composition into the idea of spatial entanglement.

Axonometric analysis of circulation paths.

Plans of the building. Both residences form a single fluid space.

I struggled to resolve the tension between privacy and separation and the spatial overlapping inherent in the idea of entanglement.

The artist and art collector enter the house through separate doors, but into the same space. Once inside, they are each subtly guided into their own private space.

On the second floor, the art collector has a partial, fragmentary view into the living space of the artist. At the same time, the artist's stairs conceal the doorway connecting the dwellings.

Exploded axonometric drawing exploring the overlaps between the two dwelling spaces.

Section drawing.

I wanted the facade to express the entanglement of the living spaces inside the building.

Front elevation.

Model, oblique view.

Model, back view.

Model, front view.

Site model, back view.

Site model, side view from the street.