Shaffer House

-1997

The original rectangular house is situated along a canyon at the base of a west-facing hillside. We added a structure along the entire hill side length of the house. The new constructions are formed from the patterns of use and views that develop within the house and are further informed by the elemental forces of wind, sun and precipitation that move through the site.

"Our guests always remark, "What an amazing house!" upon entering our home. What's more, we get to live in it, and will happily continue to even now that we're empty-nesters. That's because ml emphasizes spatial quality over quantity, interest over expanse, the personal over the popular. ml transformed our 1960's tract box into a jewel." (Bruce Shaffer)