12/22/2022
The Plus House has had a team of at least 7 architects from involved in the process, which started way back in 2015! was literally in on the ground floor and was instrumental in the pre-construction phase of design. She is now out on her own with her husband as a design partner. Their Boston apartment was recently featured in Dwell Magazine… the same magazine that led us to our principle architect Pretty cool! 😎🖤
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As dawn breaks, ribbons of orange light streak across white cabinetry in the apartment of architects and Kyle Coburn. Part laser show, part art installation, the display results from morning rays hitting a distorted sheet of thin steel in the living room, then bouncing off a polished steel coffee table and projecting onto the wall behind it. The architects, founding partners of firm .co, first tested the setup with an emergency blanket. "There were funky reflections scattered everywhere, so we bought the steel to see what it would do,” says Elle. “Experimentation is important to us. We are constantly tinkering.” For the couple, the giant windows and aforementioned natural light really sealed the deal on the new apartment—but its noteworthy past didn’t hurt. The apartment sits within a former General Electric light bulb factory that was built back in 1910 and stretches nearly three city blocks. As a creative couple, the duo needed a space to try out ideas. “The mammoth polycarbonate wall was the big idea that we built the unit around,” says Kyle. The wall bisects the loft, separating the living space from the bedroom and kitchen. Its translucent panels allow light to pass into those rooms while offering privacy from the central space. A thoughtfully placed interior window at the top of the bedroom also allows light to funnel into the sliver of a nursery behind it. Throughout their home, the couple employ mundane construction materials in a way that elevates them. “We’re using very basic materials but stretching them past their typical use,”.
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