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Yoga Studio and Garden

Houston, Texas. United States. 2007-present (Currently under construction)
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Yoga Studio and Garden is sited behind an existing 1920's "Airplane" style bungalow in Houston, Texas. The ground floor below the studio is a naturally ventilated space with sliding glass doors that open onto a garden with a pool. It serves as both a garage and at times a space for entertaining. The second level contains an open yoga studio that doubles as a guest room. A single piece of cabinetry divides the room into two zones. Incorporated into the cabinet panels are a Murphy bed, desk, closets, sliding glass doors and compact bathroom fixtures. Privacy and sunlight are filtered through an exterior hardwood screen. The screen produces different densities and "noise" patterns as it wraps the building and exterior stair. A series of computed, randomized scripts were written to develop the screen’s varied pattern.

See below to download Project Sheet (pdf)

Construction photo. August 2010
Photography: Benjamin Hill

Construction photo. August 2010 Photography: Benjamin Hill

Construction photo. September 2009

Exterior perspective

Site Plan Diagram (Image by Google Earth)

Ground level plan of new building, landscape with pool, and porch.

Noise and opacity diagram

Exterior wood screen development studies. Scripting by Mark Watabe.

Noise vs. Opacity study for exterior wood screen

Gradient test for exterior wood screen.

Perspective view from new porch

Second Level Floor Plan

Details at yoga studio exterior (left) and interior (right). September 2009

Building and site section. Custom hard wood screens operable for maintanance.

Custom hinge fabricated for operable hard wood screens (Closed left, Open right)

Custom hinge fabricated for operable hard wood screens: Assembly sequence

Custom hinge: Assembly sequence

Custom hinge: Assembly sequence

Interior Elevations - Cabinetry

Study sequence of operable cabinetry: closed (left), murphy bed open(center), murphy bed and study areas open (right)

Construction document - operable cabinetry

Project Sheet (pdf)

See Also

— Principals Dawn Finley Principal Dawn Finley received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan College...

— Characters Eric Hughes Eric Hughes received an M.Arch at Rice School of Architecture, Houston, Texas, in 2007. His academic...

— Built Work Johnson Residence

— Principals Mark Wamble Principal Mark Wamble received a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University and a Master of...

— Past Characters Mark Watabe Mark Watabe is a designer, programmer who will continue his studies in the SMArchS program at MIT starting...

— Built Work Plug-On

— Consultants Structural Consulting Co., Inc. Interloop has worked with Structural Consulting Co., Inc. - engineer Brad Dougherty - since 2002.