Originally built in 1959, the Thompson Mosley House serves as an
exquisite example of Buff Straub and Hensman’s early “post and
beam†residences. The house is organized around a central linear
volume which spans the width of the site; while the living, sleeping,
and family room programs bridge perpendicularly into different segments
of the front and rear landscape. The exterior renovation strategy is
underpinned by a mindful restoration of the perimeter envelope of the
original wood post and beam structure. On the interior more liberties
are taken, allowing the core elements which bridge the central spine of
the house to be intensively reconfigured and reappointed. Within this
zone several new “functional fragments†operate between the scales
of the architectural envelope and decorative furnishing. These custom
built elements are spatially deployed to stitch the various programs of
the house together and encourage visual connections through the
architecture into the landscape beyond.
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