Mimetic House by Dominic Stevens Architect
December 10, 2009 - By Bobby Solomon - Category: Architecture
mi•met•ic –adjective
1. characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
2. mimic or make-believe.
The Mimetic House is an interesting idea, of a house that blends in with it’s environment. The outside of the house is lined with a semi-reflective glass that’s pitched at a downward facing angle. The result is that the instead of seeing walls you see the green of the grass that surrounds the building. It’s a really awesome and slightly surreal effect. The inside of the house is swathed in white every where, giving the space a clean look and making it seem even larger.
The building almost seems less like a house and more a like a secret headquarters. There’s something very James Bond-ian about the space and it’s location. Beautifully done and a clever idea.
Bobby
Comments
If you've got something to say, keep it positive.I love how all the walls lean out from the inside. Very nice.
The idea of reflecting nature to minimize the impact of the build on the landscape is a real cool concept. Same idea is used in the link below, little less Bond, but more eco-friendly. (picture 4)
http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/taking-it-to-the-trees.html
i love architects that really focus on the feel and emotion of a building, i suggest you chck out some of Peter Zumthor buildings, he has a brilliant style, if you like this you should check him out! he was one of my sources of inspiration in my architecture design days!
heres a link
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1890768_1867628,00.html
LOVE IT! this is so smart!
I’ve been thinking of this for a long time, it’s nice to see someone finally did it.
I’ve always loved that personal house in the middle of nature feel.
i do this ten month ago for a garden house project but never realized … unfortunately !!
Crap, that building is going to kill a lot of birds… It’s pretty nature unfriendly if you ask me.
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