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Oshatz Architects’ Wooden Wilkinson Residence Towers Amidst the Treetops

02/28/2013
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    The Wilkinson Residence by <a title="Organic Wilkinson Residence is a Wooden Home for Music Lovers" href="http://www.oshatz.com/" target="_blank">Oshatz Architects</a> is a wonderful wooden home that stands on a steep slope within the forests of <a title="Organic Wilkinson Residence is a Wooden Home for Music Lovers" href="http://inhabitat.com/portland-gets-americas-first-ev-quick-charge-station/" target="_blank">Portland</a>, Oregon. The home's unusual organic shape is designed to minimize disturbance to the surrounding forest while creating perfect interior acoustics from its audiophile resident.
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    The Wilkinson Residence by <a title="Organic Wilkinson Residence is a Wooden Home for Music Lovers" href="http://www.oshatz.com/" target="_blank">Oshatz Architects</a> is a wonderful wooden home that stands on a steep slope within the forests of <a title="Organic Wilkinson Residence is a Wooden Home for Music Lovers" href="http://inhabitat.com/portland-gets-americas-first-ev-quick-charge-station/" target="_blank">Portland</a>, Oregon. The home's unusual organic shape is designed to minimize disturbance to the surrounding forest while creating exceptional interior acoustics for its music-loving residents.
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    The home's curvy exterior is covered with different wood tiles and weathered metal that makes the home blend in with its natural surroundings.
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    Its spacious open plan interiors are filled with natural light thanks to plenty of windows that frame trees and wildlife.
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    The one-of-a-kind house has curved walls that resemble a camera lens.
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    Because of this particular geometry, most of the furniture had to be <a title="Whimsical Wilkinson Residence is a Wooden Home for Music Lovers" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_to_measure" target="_blank">made to measure.</a>
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  • Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence
    Although the form of the home may seem capricious, the architects designed it to carefully control the acoustics of the space and allow music to flow inside it.
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Oshatz Architects' organic Wilkinson Residence

The Wilkinson Residence by Oshatz Architects is a wonderful wooden home that stands on a steep slope within the forests of Portland, Oregon. The home's unusual organic shape is designed to minimize disturbance to the surrounding forest while creating perfect interior acoustics from its audiophile resident.

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