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Rural architecture has moved far away from the knocked up tin shed to embrace the land and sustainability
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Rural architecture has moved far away from the knocked up tin shed to embrace the land and sustainability
© Martin Mischkulnig The addition sits like a praying mantis in the landscape reaching forth to the view of the surrounding mountains. The form suggests that it wants to engage and have a conversation with the rock formations. The new form reads as a sentinel in the valley. The living room sits within this giant roof form that acknowledges the escarpments but also focuses on a particular tree loved by the clients, named the “Joshua Tree”. Once you are in this living space there is a sense of safety and containment, but also wonder at the beauty of the surrounding environment. The connect...