Zoning allows for an 18 ft high addition set back 15 feet from the street façade. To maximize the allowable buildable area the addition cantilevers 3 ft over the rear façade, opening to views up and down the inner block.
The random geometric landscape view from the roof contrasts with the ordered street facades below. Wanting to capture views and light from all directions and all times of day the mass of the zoning envelope is carved to form geometric crenellations, giving each interior space multiple exposures. Windows are positioned to allow light to enter not only from the front, back and sides, but also directly from the sky. The movement of light is choreographed throughout the day.
Orientation, scale and the movement of the sun create changing light conditions animating the interior spaces. Each space has an aperture oriented to a particular view, set in time and place. Occasionally the light and view openings are coincident.
