Dwell on Design Booth Demonstrates the Future of Home Building
LOS ANGELES, CA--Dan Brunn Architecture and BONE Structure will demonstrate the future of home building and design at the upcoming Dwell on Design, April 5 to 7, 2018. Exemplifying the architect’s minimalist aesthetic and dynamic spatial choreography of light and volume, Bridge House is conceived as a laboratory for contemporary building and living. The 2018 Dwell House, currently under construction, will be at booth #724 in the form of a handcrafted 17.5‐foot‐long, 102,439‐piece LEGO® model made by Cornerstone Brick Designs. A crowd‐funding campaign has been launched at https://www.indiegogo.com/ with perks including tours of the finished house and a LEGO home portrait.
The house—a partnership with Dwell magazine and several product manufacturers—will act as a venue for social and educational events once completed in summer 2018. The 4,500‐square‐foot, netzero energy house literally bridges over a natural stream in Los Angeles’s Hancock Park neighborhood and exists in harmony with the natural environment. The 212‐foot‐long, 20‐foot‐wide, single‐story, cedar‐clad structure mediates a dramatic grade change of 20 feet with a running brook extending below the center of the house. The home is being built with BONE Structure’s modular, prefabricated steel construction system based on a 5‐foot‐by‐5‐foot, post‐and‐beam grid to expedite on‐site assembly, save costs and offer ecological benefits.