Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl

The architect, Steven Holl, designed this residence in Paradise Valley, AZ, USA. Material used in this structure are combination between raw Concrete and Corten Steel to create a great prefabricated home and art gallery.

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Facade

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Glazed Wall Facade

In the interior design, the architect do not bother in complicated design such as a interior house with large blank canvas, so that the interior not to distract from the works held within. The street facade well blends into the desert greys, with the ageing steel fitting in perfectly.

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Side Wall

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Side Entrance

Flourishes on the exterior are limited to the courtyard from where a ramp leads to a rooftop sculpture garden – a place of silence and reflection. In the backside, with overhands for shading, is the largest expanse of light giving glass. These sliding openings taking in views to the nearby Camelback Mountain.

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Gzlazed Corridor

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Blank Interior

The house is broken up into three functional areas. The garage and master bedroom, together with the library form the quiet zone at front of the house. To the rear are the dining and kitchen areas, located to soak up the views down to the mountain. A contemplative study joins these rooms at the rear, cool in summer no doubt as the doors to both the pool behind and rear yard would form a breeze-way of cooled air.

Blank Canvas Interior Planar House by Steven Holl Pool Area