#foresthome
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Project • By STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS • Private Houses
Forest House
Louis Kahn’s layout for Fisher House was based on the simple interplay of two squares and how articulating them at specific angles allowed him to organize not just the floor plans, the views out but also how the building would relate to its immediate context.
Simone Bossi
Forest House sits on a densely wooded land, surrounded by century old trees towering at above 30 meters. Two squares of identical dimensions, shifted to allow for a maximum developed surface, to allow more natural light in, greater flexibility of layout and appropriate scale in relation to the site. To address the cathedral-like context, the roof lines are pulled up, elongating facades, creating a slimmer profile that gradually blends in. Shifting the squares i... More
Project • By Bionique • Housing
Villa SHAH
The plot is located on the very edge of the Avala National Park. It is surrounded by dense coniferous forest, with trees reaching heights of up to 30 meters. Within the plot itself, there are areas covered with trees as well as zones completely without vegetation—the central and southern parts of the site. Along the access road, there is a zone with the highest concentration of trees.
By Bionique
The terrain is very steep, with elevation differences reaching up to 15 meters over a horizontal distance of 40 meters. The southeastern part of the plot is the highest point, from where the land descends sharply toward the west.
The shape of the plot is such that the eastern and southern bound... More