“There pre-existed an 8′ x 8′ drywall cube inside the space a friend had used as a temporary gallery space. Utilizing a (weird) existing condition is a pet love of ours so we transformed the cube into a house of wood, utilizing dimensional lumber in 2″ hemlock as the cladding in an angled, semi-tessellated method that we engineered on site. We added openings and re-configured the electrical, lining windows and doors in the same 2″ hemlock and shifting to a more domestic field of light. The result feels like a wood space capsule floating in the barn.

Jesse’s brief was something akin to a serene, crafted room with full coffee service, giant stereo equipment, and thoughtful, integrated storage solutions like bench seats that flipped up and cabinets that felt invisible.

We loved the opportunity to create a really restrained, quiet architecture knowing that Jesse would inhabit the space as a very tidy maximalist as is his love of stuff in general. The aesthetic ‘calm’ of the space is also well balanced with the sonic power of Big Daddy Kane blasting in the sun. Like a clothing shop on the second floor of an office building in Tokyo, unexpected spaces create a sort of transience or disorientation. I love spaces that break with our assumptions of appropriateness. There doesn’t have to be a deeper meaning either; they can simply be fun, transportive, slightly surprising.” LD

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS MOTTALINI