1920's house too damaged to be renovated, completely deconstructed, stored in shipping containers to be 100% reused in new house.
(Shannon Quimby)
features
- steel components such as air conditioners, piping recycled into steel roofing
- lathe timber from old framing used as battens for rain screen
- materials (such as different coloured timber) reused in a way which celebrates their age and character, easily recognisable
- improvised design
- landscaping reused as furniture (trees felled on site, used as stools)
http://www.shannonquimby.com/portfolios.php?portfolio=rex
http://www.shannonquimby.com/rex/
