"Perched atop a ridgeline in the Hollywood Hills, the presence of the Skyline Residence represents an honest approach to creating an environmentally sensitive building without sacrificing beauty nor budget. The pre-existing site presented a challenge in terms of constructability, the client presented the challenge of limited allowable expenses."+ more photos
Belzberg Architects
"... The simplest things can evoke the deepest feelings. The silence in great music is often more profound than sounds..." - Rick Joy
Rick Jo architects
Avra Verde
The Saguaro National Park West
Photo: © Avra Verde
"like the sea creature, it coexists with its environment as a set of distributed, networked senses and responses. Jellyfish have no brain, no central nervous system, no eyes, and consist largely of the water around them. Yet, they sense light and odor, are self-propulsive, bioluminescent and highly adaptive to changing aquaculture...the house attempts to incorporate emerging material and digital technologies in a reflexive, environmentally contingent manner. The house is designed as a mutable layered skin, or 'deep surface', that mediates internal and external environments."
Iwamotoscott
Jellyfish House
Photo: © Iwamotoscott
