1331 Linda
Flora Drive

Structure becomes finish.

Concrete carries the building and gives its interiors their surface. Chevron-patterned cedar formwork leaves a precise grain in the ceilings. Lighting recesses, window channels and service openings are coordinated with the concrete, carrying the architectural idea into the details.

Deep upturned beams support the projecting floors and roof. A tapered, wing-shaped fascia brings their depth to a fine edge, while angled columns and recessed glazing make the structural order legible. The horizontal planes extend the lines of the surrounding ridges.

Before the concrete is poured.

Every recess and opening begins as a decision in the formwork. Lighting housings, shade pockets, window channels and air-distribution paths are coordinated with the structure before casting. The precision of the finished rooms depends on work that will become concealed.

The construction record reveals this relationship between architectural intent and execution: the building's concrete frame, the services within its ceilings, and the detail of an exposed edge.

Rooms at the edge of the landscape.

The deep concrete roof shades the glass and gives the threshold a depth of its own. Beyond it, planting, water and the distant hills extend the experience of the rooms. The same material that carries the building shapes its light, texture and shelter.