MIX HOUSE
“MIX House” expands the modernist notion of visual transparency afforded by the ubiquitous picture window to include aural transparency as well. Situated on a generic suburban plot, the dwelling is composed of two sound-gathering volumes outfitted with three audiovisual windows. The curved window profile is composed of two elements: a louvered glass window that regulates the sound of the air-borne ambient environment, and a parabolic dish that electronically targets domestic sounds and transmits them to an interior audio system controlled from the kitchen island. From this sound command center of the house, occupants are free to design original domestic soundscapes by mixing media sponsored sounds with the ambient noises of the neighborhood. The living/dining wing, oriented horizontally, frames the front yard at one end and the back yard at the other, while the den/bedroom wing is oriented vertically to capture audio-visual views and sounds of the sky. (With Joel Sanders and Ben Ruben for Open House: Intelligent Living by Design Exhibition, Vitra Design Museum, Germany, with Art Center, LA)
“MIX House” expands the modernist notion of visual transparency afforded by the ubiquitous picture window to include aural transparency as well. Situated on a generic suburban plot, the dwelling is composed of two sound-gathering volumes outfitted with three audiovisual windows. The curved window profile is composed of two elements: a louvered glass window that regulates the sound of the air-borne ambient environment, and a parabolic dish that electronically targets domestic sounds and transmits them to an interior audio system controlled from the kitchen island. From this sound command center of the house, occupants are free to design original domestic soundscapes by mixing media sponsored sounds with the ambient noises of the neighborhood. The living/dining wing, oriented horizontally, frames the front yard at one end and the back yard at the other, while the den/bedroom wing is oriented vertically to capture audio-visual views and sounds of the sky. (With Joel Sanders and Ben Ruben for Open House: Intelligent Living by Design Exhibition, Vitra Design Museum, Germany, with Art Center, LA)
