Pam & Paul's House
Cupertino, 2019
The house floats in the canopy of a dense Oak grove in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains just west of Silicon Valley. The conceptual idea came clearly and quickly—float a glass box in the leaves of the trees on two trunk-like columns, disrupting as few oaks as possible. The dense tree canopy offers the opportunity to build a completely glass walled house, protected from the direct rays of the sun, yet filled with dappled sunlight. The steepness of the site directs the entry to the living level from above through a grass-covered roof, like an open meadow sitting in the tops of the trees.
For Craig Steely
Juan Benavides is an architect and filmmaker*. His work encompasses families of projects in no particular order of importance. At present, he is based in the Netherlands mostly making films on contemporary architecture and teaching at The Berlage.
mail@juanbenavides.mx
juan@theberlage.nl
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
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Five Recent Projects
At the Garden’s Pace
Brillhut
House in Veľký Klíž
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits
Rain Harvest Home
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mail@juanbenavides.mx
juan@theberlage.nl
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
Vimeo: juanbenavidesl
Five Recent Projects
At the Garden’s Pace
Brillhut
House in Veľký Klíž
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits
Rain Harvest Home
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ON YOUR DESKTOP BROWSER. IN THE MEANTIME, SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH A SELECTION OF SCENES