RICK JOY - CATALINA HOUSE STUDY

Catalina House

TO BEGIN THE THIN HOUSE PROJECT, I CHOSE RICK JOY’S CATALINA HOUSE AS MY PRECEDENT STUDY. LOCATED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS, THIS HOME OFFERS UNIQUE VIEWS AND ANGLES.

THROUGH DIAGRAMMING ‘LIGHT TUNNELS’ AND VIEWPOINTS FROM WITHIN THE HOUSE, I DISCOVERED A UNIQUE SET OF GEOMETRIC PATTERNS AND SHAPES THAT OVERLY ON THE SITE. I INCORPORATED THESE TRAPAZOIDAL ELEMENTS INTO THE DESIGN FOR THE THIN HOUSE PROJECT.