Contemporary domesticity is specifically non-specific.  Traditional relationships are overlapped and juxtaposed, distinctions are happily distorted, and unexpected suborders have emerged.  The home is now a complex system.  The Moiré House adapts to disorder by simultaneously correcting structural shifts and façade patterning while purposefully creating complexity through misalignment and perceptual contradictions. 

Sited on a steep hill overlooking downtown Pittsburgh, the Moiré House slides into its context with a drastic cantilever. As the house settles into the site, the structure is shifted vertically, bringing the cantilever closer to the hill. As the building shifts, the façade reacts by altering the pattern of the glazing. The resulting moiré reveals the structural moves while directing views and shading the interior.

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Status: Concept 2008