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Any Umbrellas: Umbrella house, Sarasota by Paul Rudolph-

Rudolph is best known for his controversial Art and Architecture building at Yale, completed in 1963, whilst he was dean of the school. Umbrella House is situated in lido shores, Sarasota, Florida and was designed in 1953. The house features large jalousie windows, designed to take advantage of crosswinds and naturally cool the house. Inside, the main living area is double height and features a mezzanine and the house retains it’s original kitchen. The interior is furnished with key mid-century pieces of the time. There are several pieces produced by Knoll; Bertoia side chairs, Saarinen conference chair and Florence knoll sofa and bench.

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Observation House by Tezuka Architects

Similar ideas to their Wall-less House of cantilever and facade .

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Shoffice (shed + office) is a garden pavilion containing a small office alongside garden storage space located to the rear of a 1950’s terraced house in St John’s Wood with the brief requiring the shoffice to be conceived of as a sculptural object that flowed into the garden space.

The glazed office space nestles into an extruded timber elliptical shell, reminiscent of a wood shaving, and forms a small terrace in the lawn. The interior is oak lined and fitted out with a cantilevered desk and storage. Two rooflights - one glazed above the desk with another open to the sky outside the office bring light into the work space.