DESIGN LAB KEEPING THE PIECES tected courtyard space in relation to the structures around it than it did before. “There’s something archetypical about that—something timeless,” he explains. “We often work with the space between buildings, like white space on a canvas.” 42 RESIDENTIALDESIGNMAGAZINE.COM In transforming the Shobac Studio into his own home, the architect resist-ed padding it with luxurious finishes and flourishes. It merely extrudes the austerity of the original to encompass a few utilitarian amenities. Architect/ critic Kenneth Frampton once called Brian’s work “banal,” he says, and he takes it as a compliment, “When you achieve the banal, it’s as if the building was always meant to be there.” — S. Claire Conroy VOL. 6, 2024
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