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This landmarked LA residence, designed by Case Study architect Rodney Walker in 1954, is restored and expanded by ALM Project. Preserving the integrity of the historic house was paramount, as was emphasizing its thoughtful proportions and sight lines. In volume, the new annex doubles the livable space of the residence, adding bedrooms, a pool and a paved terrace. In plan, it consciously echoes the compartmentalized ground floor and open second-floor layout of the Walker house.
True to the scale and simplicity of the original structure, the annex is carefully nested in the hillside. The two are attached only via a concrete bridge, a catwalk library that meets the second floor of the Walker house at natural grade. With its top floor cantilevered above the site, the annex ground floor footprint remains contained and distinct from the old house.
The Westcliff Pavilion by GASS
is a steel-framed pavilion structure located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
From the architects:
This 2 bedroom dwelling, nestled away in its wooded surroundings, is positioned just before the inception of a major sheer face of the Westcliff Ridge. This affords the building a private, tranquil hiding place in the trees juxtaposed with a feeling of floating above the ridge combined with magnificent views of Johannesburg.
Steel framing was a natural choice of construction method, as it married the environmental and access requirements to the desired architectural aesthetic. One of the main identifying features that advances this work beyond the scope of a simple modernist box is the floating stone wall. We wanted to continue in this tradition of using indigenous stone in our design and as such, we wanted included a wall made from stone harvested on the site itself.
