the traditional gable roof and dormer distilled to its essence in Connecticut
julian king architect is committed to making meaningful architecture that is rooted in its context of time and place. We do not have a style, but rather a reverence for the simple and timeless beauty of an inspired idea, and strive to create places instilled with the poetic; capable of extending those fleeting moments when sunlight upon the stones touches our hearts-when we are truly alive-and raising the mundane rituals of the everyday into the sublime.
Greenwich House:
Shelter Island addition: an intimate nordic pine addition sits atop an existing roof, surrounded by trees
20th street: a kitchen composed of white maple, sandblasted glass and concrete
glass dormer:
living room
bathing in the trees:
Chelsea Townhouse: a modern kitchen fit queitly within an ornate pre-war townhouse
Chelsea townhouse: a modern powder room concealed behind a re-used etched glass arched door
entry hall: a low concrete wall with frameless glass provides views to the garden with ample wall space for artwork
powder room: a custom concrete sink cantilevered from a stone niche
all season screen porch:
79th Street: the profile of a wineglass carved into a Walnut shelf, lit by LEDs, gives away the function of the room
Holocaust Memorial: 100,000 solid glass bottles cast from recycled glass, etched with the words and faces of survivors and bound together in an innovative post tension design, rise out of the sand on the shores of the Atlantic as a glimmering beacon of hope and testament to human resilience in the face of atrocity
