"What presents as three structures is in fact one single-story home, with distinct roof forms crowning a series of volumes. At their center is an interior courtyard, forging myriad connections between indoors and outdoors. CSA #4 Longbine Ayeroff House by Assemblage+ Inspired by Richard Neutra's 1948 Freedman House-the site's prior occupant, destroyed in the 2025 fire, this concept embraces the notion of transparency through an indoor/outdoor scheme organized towards the horizon and Pacific Ocean. A hybrid structure of steel and mass timber combine resilience and warmth."
"CSA #5 Rafferty House by Montalba Architects Natural light and the landscape integrate seamlessly with this home, organized around a nested courtyard. Write the architects: "With a layered approach to fire resiliency and sustainability, the design helps to reduce vulnerability to wildfires while minimizing environmental impact.""
Several single-story residences employ distinct roof forms and articulated volumes arranged around interior or nested courtyards to forge strong indoor-outdoor connections. One design draws on Richard Neutra’s 1948 Freedman House precedent and organizes transparent living spaces toward the horizon and Pacific Ocean, using a hybrid steel and mass-timber structure for resilience and warmth. Other houses prioritize fire resiliency with layered strategies: nested or connected courtyards, broad louvered roof canopies, non-combustible walls, flame-resistant planting, and shielding atria that allow trees within protected interiors. Sliding glass walls create pavilion-like dining porches and stepped volumes optimize daylight for multigenerational living.
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