Esker House

This residential project developed like a parasite, beginning by adopting the host structure, and then gradually changing into its own unique organization and morphology.

A self-contained residential unit placed on the top of an existing home from the 1960’s, Esker House is the work of London-based Plasma Studio Architects.  The apartment in San Candido, Italy is formed by a series of steel and timber frames that angle and rise to recreate the shapes of the surrounding Dolomite mountain range.  (“Esker” means “stratified geological formation.”)  The roofscape is partly accessible, and its spatial characteristics determine the home’s interior – rooms enfolded by a dynamic series of planes that create ever-changing perspectives and spatial constellations.