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Project • By Michel Architects • Private Houses
De Jonghe Residence
Designed by Lloyd Wright in 1959, the De Jonghe Residence sits in the hills of Los Angeles with a quiet authority — board-formed concrete, deep overhangs, and a landscape always intended to be read as part of the architecture. Our work began with a comprehensive exterior masterplan, refining a vision for outdoor living that the site had long suggested: a 600-square-foot flagstone pool, an elevated spa with views to the Hollywood Sign, and a cast-in-place firepit and terrace. Materials were chosen in close dialogue with the original — flagstone sourced from the same quarry, concrete details inspired from the texture of the house itself. A dedicated footpath between the carport and garden was designed as a deliberate threshold, a... More
News • News • 29 Nov 2022
Allied Works Architecture presents an inspiring dialogue of art, history, and civic architecture with a new museum in Corvallis, Oregon
Benton County Historical Society Corvallis Museum is a 19,000 square-foot museum in Corvallis, Oregon, that asserts a contemporary presence while respectfully complementing an urban context that includes a nearby 1920s post office and a 125-year-od general store.
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This project by Allied Works Architecture features four parallel structural bays that echo the scale of the neighboring storefront. At the same time, facades of ceramic tile re-interpret the masonry building traditions of the historic downtown core.
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The museum frontage boldly addresses the street, drawing the public into the lobby, exhibit hall, museum store, classrooms, and public courtyard. Views into galleries can be captured from multip... More