The two-story house locates most functions on the first floor: the living and dining rooms, kitchen, study, and a second bedroom. Upstairs is the master suite and a patio overlooking the front yard and partially shielded by the umbrella. In this area, the architects flexed their sustainable design muscles and used a number of industrial broom heads as vertical shading on the south face. This illustrates the creativity that went into the house's boundaries between inside and outside, a mixture of concrete, steel, and sliding glass panels that create a porous edge.

Solar Umbrella in Venice, California by Pugh + Scarpa

2005.04.25