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light. The design is but one of these
interventions; others include award-
winning residences of similar feeling
such as the Rear Window and
SkyValley Houses. In this one finds
Ogosta philosophically aligned with
contemporary artists like James Turrell
and Robert Irwin, whose work explore
comparative themes, not least the
limits of perception. While sympathetic
in his own work, as an architect Ogosta
himself appears to have few limits to
his imagination and is nothing if not
remarkably consistent. Four Eyes
House is a tribute to the heart of his
practice: producing disciplined,
ambient, even hauntingly calm spaces.
Strong is the design that requires
nothing more.
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tower volumes, and offer a more
permeable relationship to the
landscape." Collectively, these four
"sleeping towers," as they are defined,
function as a kind of optical instrument.
Each has a singular configuration of
stairs leading to a compact top-floor
bedroom that looks out toward a
different view: morning sunrise, the
mountains, city lights, and evening
skies. "By sleeping in a room elevated
off the ground and open to the stars,"
the practice notes, "one might inhabit
a deep pocket of silence for a few
moments, and perhaps even perceive
the movement of the Earth, as it slowly
rotates beneath the stars."
Beyond changing or challenging
perceptions, Four Eyes House is
representative of Ogosta's ongoing
preoccupation with space and
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