Poetic Spaces

poetic SPACES by J. Claiborne Bowdon

// project: oldrange

The layout of a home can be determined by many factors, but if you’re Joshua Nimmo of NIMMO architecture the layout is a dynamic conversation. Rather than being what he calls “static objects for viewing” his living spaces are meant to encourage moments large and small between both people and the space. Nimmo is particularly adept at focusing the attention on the natural landscape, not just ensuring the survival of old growth trees and settling the building into the site, but placing a focus on the outside with large panels of glass that look outwards.

The views from the structures often look onto communal spaces. This also ensures that the structure does not feel confined or confining. Instead, it is in fluid communion with its surroundings. The footprints of the homes are arranged for a natural progression from public to private space,

// project: hillen