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An interior fit out of an existing Coach House, previously renovated by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
An interior fit out of an existing Coach House, previously renovated by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
- New Haven, Connecticut Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017
- New Haven, Connecticut Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017
Clayden claims that Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was the inspiration for his bathroom.
Clayden claims that Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was the inspiration for his bathroom.
“We really wanted to capture the ruinous quality of this old building rather than do something overtly new,” says Greg Blee, founding partner at Blee Halligan Architects. Before construction could begin, however, he and Halligan had to patch the remaining walls using stones found in the nearby river. Wherever a wall had collapsed, the designers inserted framing to create windows and doors. For the roof, they turned to the original tiles. “My father’s terrible at throwing things away,” Blee says. “We took the tiles off 30 years ago, as it was too dangerous to have them up there. They’ve been sitting in the fields ever since, and this was our last chance to use them.”
“We really wanted to capture the ruinous quality of this old building rather than do something overtly new,” says Greg Blee, founding partner at Blee Halligan Architects. Before construction could begin, however, he and Halligan had to patch the remaining walls using stones found in the nearby river. Wherever a wall had collapsed, the designers inserted framing to create windows and doors. For the roof, they turned to the original tiles. “My father’s terrible at throwing things away,” Blee says. “We took the tiles off 30 years ago, as it was too dangerous to have them up there. They’ve been sitting in the fields ever since, and this was our last chance to use them.”