Project:
Iserman-Blomster Pavilion Steel Studio
330 East Molino Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Owner:
Jim Isermann and David Blomster
Architect:
Ana Escalante, AIA and Donald Wexler, FAIA
Team Members:
Martin Brunner, Rosalinda Chapa and Marco Garcia
Fabricator:
Calcraft Company (prefabricated structural components, panels, roof and fascia elements)
Contractor:
Thomas Wallace and Associates
Area:
525 s.f.
Materials:
Standing seam metal panels, drywall and paper backed fiberglass, structural steel, satin finish aluminum sliders, metal fascia, concrete
Cost:
$100,000.00
Completion:
2002
Publication:
Architectural Record 11.03 issue
Project Description:
An artist studio addition to one of the famous Donald Wexler's steel houses in Plam Springs, California (Architectural Record House 08.1962).
The glass and steel pavilion sits facing the main views and it relates to the existing house by engaging the planar facade of the main house by developing a series of planar walls fabricated of a thermally broken building systems of light gauge steel.