Designed around a very specific way of living - Koolhaas's response very architectural.
3 Houses - stacked on top of one another
Lowest - cave-like carved into landscape - most intimate life
Upstairs - divided into smaller 'houses' for children and the couple
Middle - most important yet also the most 'invisible', half inside and half outside
Light vs. Heavy - while the top floor appears to almost float, it definitely has a strong sense of being massive and heavy - contrast of materials
The machine is the heart of the house.
Elevator - creates a free section - function depends on the location of the elevator - changes meaning as it moves, in turn changing the architecture of the house.
Windows - although seeming almost random, located based on the activities within the house as well as the different people - seating height, children's height, adult height.
Dynamic Counterpoint - unusual sense of balance - looks immaterial but other aspects are deliberately heavy.
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