![]() Windows were strategically located to take advantage of our advanced framing methodology, optimize light and view, and coordinate with the floor plan. The radius of the curved roof was gentle enough to carefully bend standard pro panel roofing along the surface. We applied a very similar reclaimed tin and cedar siding motif in rainscreen fashion. The curved top plate is easily attainable by laminating thin strips of wood together at precise geometric constraints. We start out with a custom 16′ heavy duty trailer chassis and stick frame the superstructure using advancing 2×4 framing methods. Having seen and admired the features found in our Boulder and Front Range models, but also being really attracted to the curved roof line of the Leaf Version III tiny house, and of course wanting to customize the house to meet her needs, she put her trust in us to deliver a fantastic product. Roof zinc material supplier: RHEINZINK america, inc.A lovely young woman from Georgia commissioned us to design and build this unique tiny house. Roof fabricator and installer: alpro sheet metal ltd. Project team: tania bortolotto, alex horber, brian muthaliff, sarah fourieĭeveloper, builder, and landscape designer: ABOND inc. altogether, these interior details create a feeling of movement that washes through the house.Īrchitecture: BORTOLOTTO architecture and interior design a curved central staircase picks up on the rhythm of the roof rafters and the second floor hardwood flooring was laid at the same angle as the stair and rafters to splay through the home’s private spaces. ![]() toward the interior, the timber structure was left exposed and wrapped in red oak veneer, creating a sculptural moment that recalls a gothic cathedral while also setting up other interior details. the structure is built using evenly spaced wood joists that were tied and pulled to their maximum tension, fanning them into a natural curve. To economically construct the roof, the team at bortolotto made use of ‘old world’ techniques. in the valley above the doorway, a series of eye-catching, twisted zinc snow guards form a protective barrier and highlight the dip in the roof. ![]() clad with hand-laid, diamond-shaped zinc shingles, the material simultaneously recalls a shimmering reptilian body while also drawing connections with neighboring slate roofs. a bézier curve, the roof has an organic feeling that softens the overall form of the building. the softly curving roof extends outward from the straight edge of the A-frame and cradles the courtyard and front door in three dimensions. the elevation’s peak forms a complementary relationship with the neighboring home with its tudor-revival style.ĭesigning the parametric roof of the bézier curve house, the team at BORTOLOTTO makes use of grasshopper modeling software. to make the most of the remarkably private site, bortolotto began with an L-shaped building, with a chalet-style elevation on the west side, that balances the courtyard on the right. the client wished to preserve the lush, landscaped oasis with its lap pool that had previously occupied the plot. ![]() he sought a family home that would also serve as a showpiece for his business - a house that would be the antithesis of the ‘boxy fishbowl.’ searching for a contemporary house with sloped roof, he discovered architect tania bortolotto and her eponymous studio’s spirited and sculptural style.īORTOLOTTO’s starting point for the design of its bézier curve house was the atypical front courtyard of the site. the house began as the initiative of custom-home builder farhad kazmian, owner of abond homes, to replace his family’s home in toronto’s lawrence park neighborhood. Canadian architecture studio BORTOLOTTO realizes its bézier curve house with a sweeping and gestural profile. ![]()
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