HIGHWAY HOUSE
designed with TAYLOR-VIAZZO ARCHITECTS

This house can be described as a U shaped courtyard house, the shape was informed by the adjacent highway. Located immediately north of the main wing, the main wing (closest to the highway) acts as a sound wall, deflecting sound from entering the courtyard. The other leg of the U is the guest wing, joined together with the main wing, by a long continuous insulated concrete wall. When guests arrive at the house they are greeted by the guest wing, and pass through an opening in the concrete to access the main entrance. Bedrooms on the main wing of the house face inward toward the courtyard, and do not face the highway, A long corridor joins the bedrooms with a continuous strip window with views to the highway, reinforcing the sound wall theme. At night the car lights shine through the strip windows, and illuminate the corridor.