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Tea House by David Jameson
A music recital room resembling a Japanese tea house hangs like a lantern in the garden of a residence northwest of Washington DC.
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The glass and bronze pavilion was completed by American architect David Jameson back in 2009 and is suspended from a pair of steel arms.
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A ten centimetre-thick wooden door leads inside, where a faceted timber ceiling points down into the centre of the room.
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A planted garden of bamboo surrounds the pavilion, which is illuminated at night by lights in the floor.
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The client's family use the room for music performances, dining and as a quiet space for contemplation.
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Other teahouses on Dezeen include one built atop two chestnut trees and another with a tall hat-like roof - see all our stories about tea houses here.
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David Jameson also recently completed a house with a barcode on its facade - see our earlier story here.
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Photography is by Paul Warchol.
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Here are some more details from the architect:
Tea House
A hanging bronze and glass object inhabits the backyard of a suburban home.
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The structure, which evokes the image of a Japanese lantern, acts as a tea house, meditation space, and stage for the family's musical recitals.
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After experiencing the image of the lantern as a singular gem floating in the landscape, one is funneled into a curated procession space between strands of bamboo that is conceived to cleanse the mind and prepare one to enter the object.
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After ascending an origami stair, the visitor is confronted with the last natural element: a four inch thick, opaque wood entry door.
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At this point the visitor occupies the structure as a performer with a sense of otherworldliness meditation.
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Architect: David Jameson Architect
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Structural Engineer: Linton Engineering
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Completed: 2009