Mimetic House by Dominic Stevens Architect
December 10, 2009 // Architecture




mi•met•ic –adjective
1. characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
2. mimic or make-believe.

The Mimetic House is an interesting idea, of a house that blends in with it’s environment. The outside of the house is lined with a semi-reflective glass that’s pitched at a downward facing angle. The result is that the instead of seeing walls you see the green of the grass that surrounds the building. It’s a really awesome and slightly surreal effect. The inside of the house is swathed in white every where, giving the space a clean look and making it seem even larger.

The building almost seems less like a house and more a like a secret headquarters. There’s something very James Bond-ian about the space and it’s location. Beautifully done and a clever idea.

Bobby

  1. I love how all the walls lean out from the inside. Very nice.

    Comment by MoonApe — December 10, 2009 #

  2. The idea of reflecting nature to minimize the impact of the build on the landscape is a real cool concept. Same idea is used in the link below, little less Bond, but more eco-friendly. (picture 4)

    http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/taking-it-to-the-trees.html

    Comment by mitch — December 10, 2009 #

  3. i love architects that really focus on the feel and emotion of a building, i suggest you chck out some of Peter Zumthor buildings, he has a brilliant style, if you like this you should check him out! he was one of my sources of inspiration in my architecture design days!

    heres a link
    http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1890768_1867628,00.html

    Comment by Mike wiens — December 10, 2009 #

  4. LOVE IT! this is so smart!

    Comment by Fonda LaShay — December 11, 2009 #

  5. I’ve been thinking of this for a long time, it’s nice to see someone finally did it.

    I’ve always loved that personal house in the middle of nature feel.

    Comment by Brennan — December 17, 2009 #

  6. i do this ten month ago for a garden house project but never realized … unfortunately !!

    Comment by thomas dellys — December 27, 2009 #

  7. Crap, that building is going to kill a lot of birds… It’s pretty nature unfriendly if you ask me.

    Comment by Major Alfonso — December 28, 2009 #

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