Materials

4 min

Stone, water, and borrowed sky

Material notes from the making of Glass Courtyard.

Material notes from the making of Glass Courtyard.

The courtyard’s stone is honed enough to hold light but not polished to a mirror. A shallow sheet of water doubles the roofline and makes the public room feel larger without adding enclosure.

The courtyard’s stone is honed enough to hold light but not polished to a mirror. A shallow sheet of water doubles the roofline and makes the public room feel larger without adding enclosure.

PULL QUOTE

A surface becomes memorable when it changes with weather and use.

A surface becomes memorable when it changes with weather and use.

Architecture is never finished by the image. It proves itself slowly, through weather, maintenance, and ordinary use.

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