Located in Portland, Oregon, the tandemDUO house designed by Works Partnership Architecture (W.PA) presents a innovative take on a traditional split-level duplex and a new typology for the typical developments in closely-packed Portland neighborhoods. Finding inspirationin Corbusier’s split-level concept for Villa Carthage, W.PA stacked interlocking interior spaces leading to an exterior roof garden.

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“The two houses sit next to each other, like twins locked arm-in-arm.”

“The large living room aperture on the corner home is rotated to address the change in frontage.” Photo © Bruce Wolf.

“The main living space in each house is highlighted by a corten cladding. The cladding is a perforated sheet that provides screening at windows in the broad face planes.”

Twin glamour shot: from the fellows at W.PA:

The twin masses are identical in spatial layout:

Visit the Architizer project page for more information of tandemDUO, and to see more projects by W.PA visit their Architizer profile here.

by Nicholas Solakian

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