Discovery Bay House by Dekleva Gregorič Architects sits lightly in the Pacific Northwest, where Douglas fir beams form a clear, orthogonal grid. From the moment you step inside, the warm wood structure greets you. Sunlight filters through diagonal windows, carving shifting patterns on birch plywood walls.
The empty and forgotten semi-basement space in the 19th century Ljubljana corner building, which faces the riverside and a rarely frequented stairs-street, housed diverse ventures in the past, from a local butcher shop to a wholesale wine store.
We had the opportunity to work in a blacksmith workshop to turn it into a home. Despite the need to completely change the configuration of space and structure we have tried to preserve the spirit of the workshop, the cranes, the light the systems and the materials.
