Located on a vacant corner in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, this house stitches itself into the neighborhood by responding to local cues. Main identity, curved brick corners, negotiate the irregular street grid, while the cadence of typical rowhouses and a palette of brick volumes and stone bases are translated into a new vocabulary. An interior palette of bleached and blackened oak, polished concrete and patina-ed steel contrast the rich wood, hammered concrete and brick of the exterior. The split-level section adapts these traditional elements to a modern language of continuous spaces and vast glazed openings.
The three-story brick skin wraps the glass-lined interior, forming intimate exterior spaces where the two diverge. A private roof garden, sheltered by the brick skin parapet, extends views from the bedroom to the city skyline beyond.
via : Contemporist
Architect : Qb Design
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February 6th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Another great post!
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August 3rd, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Some of the sky pictures look like they could have been taken from the movie The Golden Compass.I’d love to see one of those in my lifetime.