chen + suchart studio project the modern sosnowski residence in arizona
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located in a historical neighborhood in tempe arizona, local firm chen + suchart studio have completed the ‘snosnowski residence’ comprised of a sandblasted CMU base supporting a cantilevered virendeel truss structure. the lower level contains the individual guest bedrooms and main home forming a private exterior courtyard guarded from the public street. an expanse of 30′ glass doors flanking the living and dining room and kitchen on the main level allow views to the surrounding yard and allow natural light to the interior, opening entirely to extend the interior into the garden. above, a modular matrix of steel trusses that form glass-clad cubes house the private bedrooms, with opaque metal panels that control privacy and views through designed apertures. 

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front entrance
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
street-side elevation
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
two-story home sits subtly in the neighborhood while exhibiting a markedly modern aesthetic
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
CMU walls subdivide interior and exterior space
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
private external courtyard
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
aerial view of the poolside courtyard
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
kitchen and dining room
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
powder room sink
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
master bath
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
view of ‘snosnowski residence’ by night
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
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chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
image © bill timmerman

 

 

chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
floor plan / level 0

 

 

chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
floor plan / level 1

 

 

chen + suchart studio project modern sosnowski residence in arizona
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project info:

 

 

designers: chen + suchart studio, llc szu-ping patricia chen suchart and thamarit suchart
location: tempe, arizona, usa
structural engineering: aed structural engineers, inc. – christopher j. sosnowski, p.e.
construction company: aed structural engineers, inc. – christopher j. sosnowski, p.e.
construction area: 3,427 sf or 318.40 sqm
photography: bill timmerman of timmerman photography
image #24 by chen + suchart studio, llc
graphics + drawings: chen + suchart studio, llc
major materials: polished concrete floors, sand-blasted standard grey 8-8-16 cmu, corten metal flat seam interlocked exterior wall cladding, trespa wall cladding, painted structural steel