TETRA HOUSE
breathing architecture
Location: Joshua Tree, CA
Status: Schematic Design
When our client asked us to design a home as a sanctuary that promotes meditation, reflection, and creativity, we aimed at creating an inward-looking building that not only elevates its inhabitants by its aesthetic means but also by other senses, such as sound and smell, and touch.
A triangular grid ( a sacred geometry that symbolizes balance, harmony, and raising consciousness) is used to create a courtyard home that breathes air through its wind towers and multiple bodies of water, and smaller courtyards at corners.
The triangular scheme further creates significant separation between different tricorders to minimize sound transfer between inhabitants.
The windtowers not only help cool down the building in hot summers, but also by choosing specific type of planting, they activate different senses of smell throughout the building.
WALKING AROUND…
VIEWS INTO THE MAIN COURTYARD
CONVERSATION PIT AND POOL NICHE
DESERT VIGNETTE
INTERIOR VIEWS
VIEWS TO THE COURTYARD
KITCHEN AND DINING
BEDROOMS
