Amazing Architecture: Chenequa Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz, USA


The house we found on archdaily.com has an incredible, twisting architecture. It was realized by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz who was asked to design a house for a growing family. His clients wanted to have a house surrounded by trees and vegetation and asked the architect to keep, as much as possible, all the natural ingredients that existed on the site. Oshatz is well known for creating architecture that is inspired by its environment and this task didn’t prove difficult to fulfill. As you can easily notice from the pictures below, the house has a very interesting geometry: from no single angle is it possible to comprehend the building as a whole. A large circular opening in the floor exposes a new level below and the low roof lifts and spins out of view, followed by a cantilevered staircase. Moreover, a special effect was obtained with the solid stone core that stands at the centre of it all!