Metal in Residential

摘要

When John and Deborah Chipman retired, they moved from the bustle of a Chicago high-rise to the forested calm of a home in Michigan, tucked against Lake Michigan and nestled among the wooded dunes. In a way, they went back to the earth, and the home John designed reflected the long influences of mid-century modernism and the minimalism of Japanese architecture, and placed those influences in a setting that cried out for natural materials. The dominant image of the new home is a COR-TEN steel wall across the front elevation, whose deep umber color speaks of the earth surrounding the house. "We anticipated blending simple lines and clear structures," says Deborah.