I met Ingels in his studio in Copenhagen in the fall of 2008. That’s when I first heard of his “architectural alchemy”: “the idea that by mixing traditional ingredients like normal flats and a normal parking structure, when you combine them, they become gold,” he told me. Back then, he was talking about the recently completed Mountain, but he hinted at the Eight House: “We’re taking that idea to the next level with a project we’re working on called the Big House or the Figure Eight,” he said. “We’re mixing the office components and rowhouse components to create a hybrid.” Photo 2 of 17 in House by Bjarke Ingels Group by Miyoko Ohtake

House by Bjarke Ingels Group

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I met Ingels in his studio in Copenhagen in the fall of 2008. That’s when I first heard of his “architectural alchemy”: “the idea that by mixing traditional ingredients like normal flats and a normal parking structure, when you combine them, they become gold,” he told me. Back then, he was talking about the recently completed Mountain, but he hinted at the Eight House: “We’re taking that idea to the next level with a project we’re working on called the Big House or the Figure Eight,” he said. “We’re mixing the office components and rowhouse components to create a hybrid.”