Amanda Gunawan of OWIU Design turns a cookie-cutter space into an Asian-inflected haven with an industrial edge.
The sinuous interior is lined with CNC-cut wooden panels that define stepped sauna seating and porthole windows.
The piston-operated pine sunshades lift upwards to protect the exterior deck and give residents the ability to manually modulate the home’s access to daylight and shade as the sun moves across the sky.
Hytte's prefab construction allows for faster setup with lower site impact.
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Entry view with small concrete patio for bbq
"The design intent was to calm down the geometry of the house," says Blue Truck Studio’s Peter Liang of the renovation.
The sliding wall on the upper floor has a miniature doorway for Sacha the cat; the second opening contains his litter box.