Substance Architecture — Pella, Iowa
This modest, single family residence on a four acre site is was designed for a family looking to "downsize" their domestic lives. The elemental design consists of a galvanized metal clad "tube" gently resting on a cast-in-place concrete "plinth" and pointed toward the view. The more-public "living" spaces have direct access to the view, The private "bed and bath" functions are sequestered deep within the metal-clad wedge and concrete plinth. Internally, the home utilizes a system of maple and acrylic shelving, an open-riser stair, and a fireplace mass to vertically organize the section and link its three levels. Firm of Record: Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck