Wege House (Strand Huset)

The house as musical instrument, this house responds to life and environment to shape sound and provide unique acoustic identity beyond the photographic senses to each space within. Energy and Sustainability are key to the fabric of the enclosure. Innovation and tactile quality have been emphasized. Musical wind harps by Bill Close, MASS Ensemble. Rather than paint the interior in fixed colors, an innovative lighting system will provide shades of any color.

Articles:
The Symphonic House, by Lori Hall Steele
Northern Home and Cottage, July/Aug 2007

Architect is music to family’s ears, by Tom Carr
Traverse City Record Eagle, Sunday February 26, 2006
Syndicated to Chicago Sun Times

Playing to the Wind and the Waves, by Jim Robbins
New York Times, Thursday, January 20, 2005
Syndicated to Grand Rapids Press, Lansing Journal

Credits:
Architect, Lighting, Interiors: David T. Hanawalt
Contractor: Biggs Construction
Structural Engineer: CTM engineering
Mechanical Contractor: Geo Furnace
Plumbing Contractor: Precision Plumbing
Electrical Contractor: Panoramic Electric
Musical instrument Fabrications: Bill Close
Kitchen: Poggenpohl, Gaggenau, Sub-Zero
Bathrooms: Duravit, Agape, Dornbracht, Rhtubs
Windows/Doors: Eurotech, Tre-Piu, Valli&Valli
Roofing: RheinZinc, (membrane)
Lighting: Color Kinetics, Leucos, Lucifer, Bega, Lutron
Photography: Peter Tata