Double-sided tape secures cladding to LA residence by Studio Pali Fekete

Los Angeles architecture firm Studio Pali Fekete has used double-sided sticky tape to affix the cladding panels to this home for an executive of adhesives company 3M

For the construction of Double-Stick Residence, the studio took the opportunity to use one of the adhesive products by 3M – which makes everything from post-it notes to automotive body filler.

The architects chose a high-strength tape that was originally developed for use on aircraft to stick the anodised aluminium panels to the facades, overlapping them with staggered joints to mimic the coursing of a brick wall.

“To our knowledge it is the first application for a residential home,” said Studio Pali Fekete.

Zoning regulations prevented building any more than 14 feet (4.25 metres) above the site’s grade, so the residence was designed as a single-storey volume perched atop an existing flat pad.

“The single-storey house is a rational arrangement of equal bays with private and public functions on either side of two courts that create a swath of light, water and space through the middle of the building,” said the architects.

A skylight runs the length of the narrow three-bedroom house, illuminating its central rooms. The central spine serves as the building’s main circulation axis, and programme functions are organised on either side.

Visitors enter through a opening in the north side of the building. They pass a small water basin in the hall, which leads them to a foyer in the middle of the house.

The entire southwestern corner is occupied by the master suite, which encompasses two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a shared sitting room and walk-in wardrobe.

Public functions occupy the eastern portion, where the architects laid out the kitchen and a family room.

Living and dining rooms occupy the middle of the house, between the master bedrooms and the public spaces.

A guest bedroom was also included in the northeastern corner of the 5,000-square-foot (464.5 square metres) house. It has direct access to a secondary outdoor space on the building’s north side.

To the south, a 25-foot (7.5 metre) cantilever projects above a swimming pool. It provides protection from the California sun, in addition to framing views of the Los Angeles basin beyond.

“With a deliberately limited material pallet the house forms a set of protected quiet spaces for contemplating the landscape,” Studio Pali Fekete said.

Double-sided tape secures cladding to LA residence by Studio Pali Fekete

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