There’s always a tipping point where a work of architecture transcends simple fulfilment of its brief and steps into another territory altogether. It could happen through a special relationship with the landscape, a poetic resolution of materials with structure or perhaps a dramatic sculpting of light. Whatever the reasons may be, this moment when a project becomes more than just the sum of its parts is what every architect strives for. For the Bow House, the moment arrives with the appreciation of just how hard the architects have worked every surface, every junction and the relationship of each space. There is not a single corner of this modestly scaled home that has not been explored and does not contribute in some way to the thinking of the house as a…
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Houses (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 102 February