MOIRE DWELLINGS
WEAVING VIEWS & LIVING SPACE




NAME: MOIRE DWELLINGS
TYPE: MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL
LOCATION: ST. LOUIS, U.S.A.
PROJECT DATE: 2011
STATUS: CONCEPT
Situated at the transition between the Delmar commercial area and suburban residential area, the housing site is at the crossroad between the competing forces between the juxtaposing realities. The composition of the housing block is much like four carefully-composed Moiré patterns layered on the sloping terrain, interfering with these artificial and natural forces at different elevations of the site. This allows desirable forces of natural views and pedestrian movements to flow into the site, while blocking out urban noises and the unforgiving afternoon sun. The housing block is made up of a combination of live-work, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units suitable for the neighborhood demographic, all united by a central courtyard and open balconies formed by the interstitual spaces between the specifically-slewed units.
