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Translators' House
Firm LocationNew York, United States
Project locationCulver City, California, USA
CompanyJacobschang Architecture
Lead ArchitectMike Jacobs
Design TeamDesign Team: Mike Jacobs, Guillaume Lapointe General Contractor: Chadwick & Doggett General Contracting Structural Engineering: Thang Le & Associates Landscape Design: Campion Walker
The Translators’ House emerged from a dialogue of shared interests in Japanese tradition, craft & language. It is the family home for two language scholars and their children, sited on a level rectangular lot in Culver City. An “L-shaped” concrete wall anchors the ground level. This element defines entry and extends to the back rooms of the house, linking communal spaces. On the south side of the house is an arrangement of gardens and rooms. Shifting angles of shadow & daylight against the glazed openings obscure and reveal sightlines through the property and within the house.