Family is a spatial and organizational concept. It is an archetype that can, I believe, be used for a variety of projects using different construction techniques and materials resulting in dramatically different architecture. This project is a kind of cabin without the auxiliary spaces (bathroom, kitchen). The “family” concept is expressed by the three intersecting, interpenetrating cubic spaces that are sheltered by the common bond of the single-slope roof. But the resulting architecture, the interior spatial sequence, offers a journey. In some ways, the movement that is created by the spatial organization and the changing levels create a kind of heroic journey. This is architecture as the archetypal “hero's journey”. The various levels are the thresholds that a hero must cross to reach the “treasure” or reward.
