Jigsaw Residence in Bethesda, Maryland by David Jameson Architect

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Recycling a single story suburban house located on a busy corner site, Jigsaw introverts itself in a continuous spatial flow around an open air courtyard carved from the home’s remains. A matrix of spaces is linked by movement through them as storeys merge and spaces relate to each other as they rise and fall in a series of interlocked puzzle-like volumes. Particularity rather than repetition is employed giving a unique three dimensional framework to each space where plan and section respond to program simultaneously.

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

• Architects: David Jameson Architect
• Project: Jigsaw Residence
• Location: Bethesda, Maryland,U.S.A
• Photography: Paul Warchol Photography
• Principal: David Jameson, FAIA
• Project Architect: Matthew Jarvis
• PureForm Builders: Steve Howard, GC
• Completed: 2010

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Fundamental to the conception of the house is the notion of reflectivity, rendering unclear the boundaries between inside and outside. Light and space are modulated by meshing ribbons of wall and glass that form a tessellation of solid and void.

The conditioning of these internal and external walls is identical. Planes of stucco exterior walls transform into plaster interior walls while passing through glass. Clerestory glazing and window constructs are carefully sited to afford privacy to the occupants while framing and extending views through the site.

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © Paul Warchol Photography

Image Courtesy © David Jameson Architect

Image Courtesy © David Jameson Architect

Image Courtesy © David Jameson Architect

Image Courtesy © David Jameson Architect

Tags: Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.

Category: Residential

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