Four Houses and a Garden

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Four Houses and a Garden is an architecturally experimental residential complex by Preston Scott Cohen that explores geometric complexity and spatial interplay between multiple dwellings and a shared garden.

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instanceOf architectural work
residential complex
architect Preston Scott Cohen
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
designApproach architectural experimentation
geometric complexity
spatial interplay
explores geometric transformations in housing design
relationship between architecture and landscape
relationship between private and shared space
hasCirculationType interconnected paths around garden
hasClientType residential
hasDesignAuthor Preston Scott Cohen
hasDesignGoal to experiment with complex geometries in domestic architecture
to integrate garden and living spaces
to intensify spatial relationships between neighboring dwellings
hasFeature complex spatial relationships between units
interrelated building volumes
multiple dwellings around a common open space
non-orthogonal spatial organization
shared outdoor garden
varied geometries of facades
visual connections across the garden
hasGardenType communal garden
hasName Four Houses and a Garden self-link
hasOccupancyType residential
hasPart house 1
house 2
house 3
house 4
shared garden
hasSpatialConcept central open space as organizing core
cluster of houses around a void
numberOfResidentialUnits 4
organizingElement central garden
primaryMaterial unspecified
purpose housing
usesDesignStrategy geometric variation between units
interlocking spatial sequences
manipulation of volumes around a shared garden

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Preston Scott Cohen notableWork Four Houses and a Garden
Four Houses and a Garden hasName Four Houses and a Garden self-link