House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar

1993 to 1995

Lake Tomahawk, WI, U.S.A.

Residential, Designed , Not built

Vacation house overlooking Tomahawk Lake, on a site with pronounced slop and existing cottage. The wish of the client, to preserve part of the cottage, was seriously considered and it was incorporated successfully into the design of the new house. The final design was completed, and the construction works reached a halt after the demolition and earthworks works.

Contents

Construction Innovations 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Wood carving 1994

Work of Art for Project, Ornament

Hand-curving of an ornamental floral pattern on the exposed surface of the wooden columns, running along the three building volumes .

Correspondence 27 Items

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Drawings 29 Items

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Reports 2 Items

Records 32 Items

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Photographs 24 Items

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References

Scientific Research 1 Items

The Layout Process of Buildings on the Land - Visualization at Full Scale on Site

Each act of building needs to have a positive effect on its surroundings; to complete them, preserve their structure, make them better, by creating strong centers in them and next to them. Each new building is more alive when it ...

Correspondence 1 Items

Invoice for work hours spent on design and engineering studies on three different projects 21/06/1994

C.E.S. Office, Financial, Notification

Records 3 Items

Photographs 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Wood carving 08/09/1994

Construction Innovation, Mock-up

Three images depicting two stages of a 1:1 scale pencil defined design and its subsequent carving on a wood-plank mockup. Mockup tested the time necessary to hand-carve 1 1/2 sq. ft. surface segment using router only. .