![Tea House / David Jameson Architect - Door, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/571d/6f66/e58e/cee4/ad00/0005/newsletter/09-049-16B.jpg?1461546844)
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Architects: David Jameson Architect
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2009
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Photographs:Paul Warchol Photography
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Manufacturers: Kaswell, Lucifer Lighting, Omnia Industries
![Tea House / David Jameson Architect - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/571d/6f3f/e58e/ce26/1200/0005/newsletter/09-049-08A.jpg?1461546805)
Text description provided by the architects. The Tea House is nestled within a leafy backyard of a suburban home. Constructed of bronze and glass, the new structure references the form of a Japanese lantern and functions as a tea house, meditation space, and stage for the family's musical recitals. This project recently received a 2010 Washington DC AIA Award of Merit. Photographs and drawings of the Tea House designed by David Jameson Architect following the break.
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After experiencing the image of the lantern as a singular gem floating in the landscape, one is funneled into a curated procession space between strands of bamboo that is conceived to cleanse the mind and prepare one to enter the object.
![Tea House / David Jameson Architect - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/59ae/28ba/0d0e/f000/0ee2/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1416624907)
After ascending an origami stair, the visitor is confronted with the last natural element: a four inch thick, opaque wood entry door. At this point the visitor occupies the structure as a performer with a sense of otherworldliness meditation.
![Tea House / David Jameson Architect - Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/59c3/28ba/0d0e/f000/0ee6/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1416624924)