L-Stack House
The L-Stack house responds to a site anomaly set within a dense inner-city neighborhood near a city park. The trapezoid shaped lot is traversed diagonally by a seasonal creek. The urban grid and the modest scale of single story houses in the neighborhood are enhanced through a strategy of bridging and stacking of forms. The resulting ‘L’ configuration subdivides the interior program and the site into private and public entities, hinged together with a carefully positioned glass-enclosed stairway.
The exterior cladding is a unique rain screen system articulated with rot resistant Brazilian redwood disengaged, stacked, and screwed on the flat creating a horizontal louvered effect. The L-Stack house as bridge provides an intensification of place, a cultured place revealing the evolving relations between home, nature, and city.
LOCATION / Fayetteville, Arkansas
BUILDING TYPE / New Construction
COMPLETION DATE / October 2006
AWARDS /
+ Arkansas AIA Honor Award [2007]
+ National AIA Housing Award, One and Two-Family Custom Residence [2008]
+ Custom Home Magazine Merit Award [2008]
+ Gulf States Regional AIA. Design Honor Award [2008]
+ Residential Architect Grand Award [2010]
