archLAB Studio

24/Jul/2007 Filed in: Architecture

Experimental architecture and industrial design studio founded by Antonio Pio Saracino and Steve E. Blatz. Biographies, awards and portfolio of innovatory designs including flexible housing, screens and furniture.

The Seed House (shown) in Marbletown, NY was commissioned by an art collector from NYC who is seeking the solitude of a rural setting far from the frenzy of her home in New York City. The setting is a 4 acre site joined by two other lots, also owned by the artist, on a deeply wooded slope. This project is the first of three houses to be built for the client on the three parcels. In addition to being an artist, the client is also a yoga instructor and collector of contemporary art and she commissioned the house as an addition to her formidable art collection. Her first desire was to have a retreat open to nature that could inspire her artwork in different ways than are derived by the urban setting of her main home.

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