Case Study House #3
The scheme for Case Study House #3 was executed while Wurster was Dean of the School of Architecture at MIT with Bernardi as the primary designer. Other than a change in site location, from sitting adjacent to Case Study House #1, this home mostly kept true to its original concept and design. The central space of the H-shaped plan opens onto a ‘living garden’, which houses an actual enclosed garden within a large living area. A workshop adjacent to the kitchen doubles as a laundry area, emphasizing the architects’ more pragmatic and economical approach to the project. Glass and plywood are used throughout the interior while on the exterior sheets of aluminum cover the wood structure and again speak to the low-cost approach to materials and construction.
