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Loft library and roof deck.

Although this was our first thought for [AUTO-Haus], we found
it more interesting to keep the living space on the first floor with
glass to the garage, thus joining the living and garage programs
more seamlessly. We liked the idea of the owners looking at
their cars as the view from their living space, since the cars are a
very important part of their lives.” Well-sealed walls and several
exhaust fans in the garage that vent through the roof prevent
fumes and car-related odors from invading the living space.
As is often the case in KUBE’s work, color accents figure
prominently in AUTO-Haus. “We wanted a clear expression of
the steel beams as framing elements, so that’s why we painted
them off-black,” Bloomberg said. “And we liked white as a
backdrop to the whole composition. The blue in the kitchen was
selected by the clients, as they love that color and I wanted the
kitchen to be a feature color. The use of red came up toward the
end—we wanted to emphasize the steel beam over the garage
door, and we decided that adding [a color] punch there would
be fun. We tested different colors and ended up with that bright
red. Then that became a theme—the [doorway between the
garage and the main living area] has some red to bring that color
The building before the renovation and addition. Courtesy of KUBE Architecture.

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