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Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong, Architecture

Rappaport Residence  Scottsdale  Arizona  2015  


 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Site Photograph, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 

Lost Canyon encloses the immediate site but also opens to the distant desert landscape. The house is composed as four carefully concieved vistas—each responding to the unique views. The southern exposure opens across the wide property and gives not just a view to the distant horizon but also forms a clear vista and a sense of security high above the roadway. The view descends allowing the house to hold a prominent position on the site but also its location on an upper elevation provides distant privacy. The east, north and western views are framed by the mountain range beyond; the northern and western ranges are receive the deep afternoon sun and form a brightly backdrop; witnessed from the quiet and expansive interior of the house.


 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
View to Foyer Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Lap Pool, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon (beside nowhere)
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Lap Pool, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
 
Interior courtyards allow the strong desert light to be revealed on exterior walls. Witness to the desert light; one sees the stark contrast on bold saturated colors. The building's interiors are shaded from the light even as daily life is situated adjacent to it. 

 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
View to Dining Courtyard, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Dining Courtyard, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 

The afternoon sun; powerful but apart from the shaded room. Three private bedrooms open to their own internal private courtyards and each bedroom can be entered by a private interior vestibule and doorway. The bedrooms each have their own private courtyards; on a warm night one can enter the courtyard and then enter the bedroom—as if entering a small private cottage. The spaces can be furnished to extend the bedrooms into the outdoors but maintain privacy.


 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Interior Courtyard, Bedroom, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon (Evidence of Southern Light)
 
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
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Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Plan Axonometric, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Plaza and Sunshading, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 

Public spaces in the house form a continuous landscape—the owner during the course of a day’s activities can move easily from living room to library; from office to gallery; from kitchen to breakfast space or to formal dining.


 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
View to Entrance, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
North Plazal, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
View to North Gallery and Library, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
Entry from Southwest, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon
 
 
Michael Bell Scottsdale Rappaport Residence Arizona MoMA Glass Gefter Press Columbia Architecture GSAPP Seong Eunjeong
MacDowell Range, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lost Canyon