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Double Stick

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Location
Beverly Hills, California
Year
2015
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Modern
The exterior wall system effectively controls thermal, air and water performance and provides continuity of the building envelope enclosure.
The exterior wall system effectively controls thermal, air and water performance and provides continuity of the building envelope enclosure.
A 25-foot cantilevered trellis protects the southern patio and pool from neighbors above and frames sweeping uninterrupted views of the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
A 25-foot cantilevered trellis protects the southern patio and pool from neighbors above and frames sweeping uninterrupted views of the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
There was a solution to make a very compact plan stacked to the north of the property – to cut off the angle to below and create an all glass façade to the south.
There was a solution to make a very compact plan stacked to the north of the property – to cut off the angle to below and create an all glass façade to the south.
With the nature of the client who described the desire for a sort of bunker, we made it so that it would also resonate as a sophisticated piece of design.
With the nature of the client who described the desire for a sort of bunker, we made it so that it would also resonate as a sophisticated piece of design.

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This single-family residence that sits atop an existing flat pad features a façade held in place by a high-performance two-sided architectural panel tape. The owner of the home was an executive of 3M, which is where this tape was developed and to our knowledge is the first application for a residential home.