Levin Residence / Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

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Levin Residence / Ibarra Rosano Design Architects - Lighting, Windows, Facade, Patio, Courtyard
© Bill Timmerman

Text description provided by the architects. Three simple volumes hover above the desert, responding to the challenges of a sloping site and to an ethic of building with minimal disruption to the natural environment. 

Levin Residence / Ibarra Rosano Design Architects - Facade, Windows
© Bill Timmerman

The available buildable area was bifurcated by a minor drainage-way, which inspired the architects to leave the cars behind and link the parking area to the main house by a bridge that allows rainwater and wildlife to flow beneath it. 

Levin Residence / Ibarra Rosano Design Architects - Windows
© Bill Timmerman

Cantilevered concrete slabs enabled the house to run perpendicular to the topography for optimal solar exposure, for cross-ventilation, and to frame views. Meanwhile, the underside provides shady refuge for desert animals. 

Levin Residence / Ibarra Rosano Design Architects - Table, Sofa
© Bill Timmerman

The tubular forms crop the desert landscape into more intelligible vignettes much like a photographer’s square, celebrating the natural setting and view of the city lights the owner did not even realize they had.

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Cite: "Levin Residence / Ibarra Rosano Design Architects" 01 Feb 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/326674/levin-residence-ibarra-rosano-design-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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