Nestled in a peninsula on Ossipee Lake, New Hampshire, the 280 sqm cottage is formed by two conjoined prisms that provide a singular resolution to a wide range of functions and concerns. Among these concerns are passive climate responses, adaptability for multi-generational living, and deference towards the spectacular surrounds - including the lake, forests, and White Mountains range beyond.
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Using a process of adaptive computational design, the architect developed an elemental prism that maximizes interior volume while affording a high passive environmental efficiency and minimum impact on the site. The folded roof simultaneously negotiates the southern exposure, the northern views, the management of rain and snow precipitation, and the summer westerly winds. The interior of the prism is articulated as interconnected cells that afford a complex landscape of social interaction.
- Project:
- Anker-Jordan Residence
- Location:
- Ossipee Lake, New Hampshire, US
- Program:
- single family house
- Architect:
- Scalar Architecture – Julio Salcedo, Murilo Machado Candido
- Design team:
- Ben Prager, Cristina Marti Vilar, Fernando Cremades, Julia Castano, Laura Hernandez Ramos, Lina Gao, Min Ji Kim, Murilo Machado Candido
- Civil engineering:
- HEB Engineering
- Structural engineering:
- Reilly Tarantino Engineering
- Contractor:
- Glen Builders
- Area:
- 280 sqm
- Completion:
- 2017