David Jay Weiner, Architects, P.C.

Weekend House In United States

Weekend House In United States
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Weekend House In United States
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WEEKEND HOUSE

David Jay Weiner

ARCHITECTS
David Jay Weiner

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Robert Silman Associates, P.C.

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tony Morgan

AREA
1.2 ft2

LOCATION
United States

CATEGORY
Houses

This project is a response to a client’s desire to build a small weekend house on an existing shared property with southern views overlooking the Berkshire Hills.

Weekend House In United States
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Weekend House In United States
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The 1,200 sq. ft. weekend house for a Japanese client consists of a study, living dining area, master bedroom suite and a large soaking bathtub.

The house has the compactness and interior sparseness akin to traditional Japanese architecture and serves as a peaceful retreat from busy city life.

Weekend House In United States
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Weekend House In United States
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In the spirit of a Japanese kimono, the house is conceived as a single sweeping volumetric “sheet” enclosure that wraps and folds into itself to form and define two major interior spaces, and tie the house with the landscape.

The primary interior space is used for living, dining and cooking. An extended closed-in porch like aperture, analogous to an engawa or “in-between space” found in traditional Japanese architecture, extends off the main space to frame the primary view and create a transition between inside and outside.

Weekend House In United States
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Weekend House In United States
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The secondary space serves as a master bedroom suite. The house is designed to be relatively inexpensive both in construction and maintenance.

As much of the site as possible has been left untouched and restored for the growth of natural wild flowers, which dominate the surrounding landscape in the summer.

Weekend House In United States
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David Jay Weiner, Architects, P.C.
T +1 212 6964345
David Jay Weiner, Architects, P.C.
425 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10016, United States