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Ja Architecture Studio

The Offset House . Toronto

© Sam Javanrouh

Ja Architecture Studio . photos: © Sam Javanrouh

The architectural idea of the project is to capture south light exposure on an east-west lot by splitting and offsetting the second floor of a narrow and deep infill house. The offset between the two levels in section becomes an opening that allows the south light into the main floor and in plan it becomes a void that allows a straight cascading stair to pass through. Continue reading Ja Architecture Studio

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Sanaa . Olin

River building at Grace Farms . New Canaan

Sanaa . Olin .  River building at Grace Farms . New Canaan (1)

Sanaa . Olin

Grace Farms, the new center for nature, arts, community, justice and faith, will open October 9, 2015 with two days of special performances, public talks and family programs. The opening celebration will highlight the core initiatives of Grace Farms Foundation, which established the center in New Canaan, CT as an 80-acre gift of open space. Grace Farms incorporates an 83,000-square-foot multi-use building and covered walkways called the River, which SANAA designed to blend almost transparently into the surrounding woodlands, wetlands and meadows. Continue reading Sanaa . Olin