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Architects: SPF: architects
- Area: 5000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Roland Halbe
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Manufacturers: 3M
![Double Stick / SPF: architects - Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5707/02cc/e58e/ced3/de00/00df/newsletter/RH2347-0005.jpg?1460077246)
Text description provided by the architects. This single-family residence that sits atop an existing flat pad features a façade held in place by a high-performance two-sided architectural panel tape. The owner of the home was an executive of 3M, which is where this tape was developed and to our knowledge is the first application for a residential home.
![Double Stick / SPF: architects - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5707/0273/e58e/ceb2/9300/0081/medium_jpg/RH2347-0061.jpg?1460077147)
The house sits within an existing development with rules restricting development to the current flat pad and limiting height to 14 feet above grade. The single story house is a rational arrangement of equal bays with private and public functions on either side of two courts that create a swath of light, water and space through the middle of the building. A clerestory running east-west brings south and north light into the galleries and secondary spaces, while a 25 foot cantilevered trellis protects the southern patio and pool from neighbors above and frames sweeping uninterrupted views of the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
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There is one single material for flooring through the entire house and outside courts and patios, creating a massive plinth that the rest of the house sits on. With a deliberately limited material pallet the house forms a set of protected quiet spaces for contemplating the landscape.
![Double Stick / SPF: architects - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5707/0322/e58e/ceb2/9300/0085/newsletter/RH2347-0028.jpg?1460077329)
The exterior of the house is wrapped in anodized aluminum slats held in place by a high strength tape used in aircraft production developed by 3M, where the client was a scientist, manager and vice president.
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