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Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com. Sun Path House in Miami Beach, Florida by Studio Christian WassmannJanuary 31st, 2016 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Studio Christian Wassmann Studio Christian Wassmann and restaurateur Frank Prisinzano are pleased to announce the opening of the Sun Path House in Miami Beach, Florida. The house, a concrete structure in dialogue with a 1930s bungalow, uses the sun and as the central figure in the fostering of vitality and health of the inhabitants.  Image Courtesy © Casey Kelbaugh
 Image Courtesy © Casey Kelbaugh
 Image Courtesy © Casey Kelbaugh Designed by Christian Wassmann, the Sun Path House is a three-story extension that becomes a new center of living. Creating an open space between the original structure and the new addition, an expansive kitchen serves as a spatial connection for the original house while also providing a space of interaction for the owner and his guests. Behind the bungalow stands an outwardly spiraling wall with three levels. It is simultaneously structural, functional, and sculptural, and it serves as the spine of the project.  Image Courtesy © Casey Kelbaugh  Image Courtesy © Christian Wassmann At the top of the building is a solarium, the heart of the Sun Path House, where the curved wall at its precipice maps the path of the sun on the summer’s solstice. During this passage, the sun’s rays reflect off the wall onto the surface of the deck. Concurrently, the wall blocks the wind, imparting a sense of calm for the user. It is here that one can find solitude amongst the natural elements. This symptomatic experience under the open sky is free of the incursions of trivialities. At this moment, the user is able to identify an experience that is distinct from the banal. The highlighted interaction with the cosmos becomes exceptional.  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle Beneath, the vine-covered master bedroom on the second floor, the curved wall surrounds a round bed, while hiding an open bathroom on the backside. On the open ground level, the curved wall contains a large round dining table with a built-in bench that offers direct sight lines into the original bungalow.  Image Courtesy © Christian Wassmann  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle The form of the Sun Path House is a result of a dialogue with the original house and the cosmos. The top edge of the curved wall is rotated 11.25º in respect to the existing building and the site lines in order to face north. In the middle of the wall inside the master bedroom, the wall’s curvature is parallel to the existing house. On the ground floor the curvature is 11.25º towards the middle of the garden. The rotation point of this 22.5º twist is inside the flue of a pizza oven, which is in the center of the staircase leading to the sun.  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Christian Wassmann  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Todd Eberle  Image Courtesy © Studio Christian Wassmann  Image Courtesy © Studio Christian Wassmann  Image Courtesy © Studio Christian Wassmann  Image Courtesy © Studio Christian Wassmann  Image Courtesy © Studio Christian Wassmann Frank Prisinzano bio: Frank Prisinzano is an entrepreneur and chef who owns Frank’s, Lil’ Frankies, Supper, and Sauce, four legendary New York restaurants. In 2003, he launched East Village Radio, an internet radio station with store- front studios on New York’s First Avenue. Studio Christian Wassmann bio: Founded by Christian Wassmann in 2005, Studio Christian Wassmann is a design practice with a passion for realizing architectural projects that allow users to understand their surroundings in new ways. Working on a myriad of scales, Wassmann and his international team create designs that present discoveries originating from the interconnections of the arts, a love for geometry, and an interest in the cosmic. Christian Wassmann is the recipient of the Swiss Art Award in 2010 and the AIA New Practice New York award in 2012, his design pieces and lamps are represented by R&Company.
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