The Slender House
MU Architecture
Ground-Floor Plan
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Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Winner of the American Architecture Prize in small architecture, 2017
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Tom Leighton
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Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
A lantern-like glow at night
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Paul Bartholomeuw
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
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Paul Bartolomeuw
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly's wing
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Inspired by nature and early fort-like European castles
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Plentiful and even day lighting ideal for office and studio
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
A fortress-like backyard studio
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
The studio's angles complement those of the main house
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Ensconced in nature the small studio is set far from the street
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Tom Leighton
Butterfly Studio
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Elevation shows the linkage of stucco and wood panels
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Drawing by Valerie Schweitzer AIA
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