This House Has A Grass Roof And Outward Inclined Mirrored Walls. As The Walls Reflect The Surrounding Vegetation, The House Starts To Disappear Into The Landscape. It Is Built On 2 Levels With The Upper Level Spanning A Cut In The Groundplane, Which Serves As A Pathway To The Lower Level Entrance. It Won An Award From The Architectural Association Of Ireland And Was Nominated For The Mies Arch Eu Prize 2009.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | RKAV-0006-0009 |
| Caption: | Mimetic House, Leitrim, Ireland. Architect: DOMINIC STEVENS. Mimetic House, Dominic Stevens, Leitrim, Ireland, 2006. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | No |
| Dimensions in PX: | 5793 x 2896 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 22/02/2012 |
| Restriction: | Rights-Managed |
| Credit: | VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Mimetic House |
| Headline: | Mimetic House, Leitrim, Ireland. Architect: DOMINIC STEVENS. |
| City: | Leitrim |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Architect: | DOMINIC STEVENS |
| Architect Website: | http://www.irishvernacular.com/ |
| Category: | Private Home |
| Building Type: | Experimental House |
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| Collection: | VIEW Interiors |
| Public Notes: | This House Has A Grass Roof And Outward Inclined Mirrored Walls. As The Walls Reflect The Surrounding Vegetation, The House Starts To Disappear Into The Landscape. It Is Built On 2 Levels With The Upper Level Spanning A Cut In The Groundplane, Which Serves As A Pathway To The Lower Level Entrance. It Won An Award From The Architectural Association Of Ireland And Was Nominated For The Mies Arch Eu Prize 2009. |
| Keywords: | Mimetic House; Dominic Stevens; Leitrim; Ireland; Bright; Building; Day; Fabric; Furniture; Glass; Interior; Natural Light; Nobody; Red; Render; Rural; Steel; Timber; White; Yellow |
| Orientation: | P |
| Type: | Experimental House |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
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| Photographer: | Ros Kavanagh |
| Source File Name: | RKAV-0006-0009.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |