BRIDGE HOUSE BY KISTER ARCHITECTS
When perusing images of the Bridge House by Kister Architects, the casual observer might be tempted to think that they were looking at photographs of a Very Big House. The reality is somewhat different, but the cause of the misperception is straightforward – and intentional. The facade of the house has been extended sideways with an expansive, curving, monumental gesture that inherently creates the illusion of immense size. The result is theatrical, a performative presence in the streetscape, and ever-so-slightly heroic.
The source of this curvaceous gesture comes from a studied response to the
