Blank Studio Architecture
{{Short description|Architectural practice}}
Blank Studio Architecture is an architectural practice based in Phoenix, Arizona. The practice was founded in 2006 by Matthew Trzebiatowski, AIA.{{cite web|last=ArchDaily|title=ArchDaily Selected|url=http://www.archdaily.com/tag/blank-studio/|publisher=ArchDaily|accessdate=29 May 2014}} The work of Blank Studio Architecture has been compared to the likes of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe{{cite journal|last1=Stephens|first1=Suzanne|title=Wrapping Xeros Residence in a Veil of Rusted Steel, Blank Studio Borrows Hues From the Desert Landscape|journal=Architectural Record|date=April 2006|volume=194|issue=4|pages=136–140}} because of their use of material and volume. Their works focus on the sensual qualities found in architecture, such as interplay of natural and artificial illumination, and unconventional uses of material. Projects consistently display a phenomenological approach to design.
The studio has partnered with University of Arizona and The School of Architecture at Taliesin to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the study of architecture through practice. Students work on the studio's active architectural projects and gain exposure to all phases of the work through this collaboration.
File:Jacaranda Avenue, Blank Studio, 2016 AIA Phoenix Metro, 161104.jpg
Works
The firm's most recognizable project is the Xeros Residence, 2006.{{cite book|last=Sardar|first=Zahid|title=West Coast Modern|year=2012|publisher=Gibbs Smith|location=Layton, Utah|isbn=978-1-4236-2439-4|pages=108–115}} It has had a strong presence in the architectural press. Most notably Dwell, Detail, GA, Corrugated Iron: Building on the Frontier and Phoenix 21st Century. In 2013 it was showcased on HGTV's Extreme Homes.
The residence was awarded the distinction of Record House (2006) by Architectural Record,{{cite web|title=The Xeros Residence Phoenix Modern Home,|url=http://nbmcw.com/articles/architects-a-project-watch/618-the-xeros-residence-phoenix-modern-home.html|website=MGS Architecture|publisher=NBM Media|accessdate=1 June 2014}} has been awarded honors from the American Institute of Architects (2006),{{cite web|title=AZarchitectureGuide|url=http://aia-phoenixmetro.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ArchectureAwardGuide.pdf|work=American Institute of Architects|publisher=AIA|accessdate=30 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306181258/http://aia-phoenixmetro.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ArchectureAwardGuide.pdf#|archive-date=2016-03-06|url-status=dead}} and Project of the Year by Residential Architect Magazine (2008).{{cite journal|last=Drueding|first=Meghan|title=Xeros Residence, Phoenix: Project of the Year|journal=Residential Architect|date=May 8, 2008|url=http://www.residentialarchitect.com/Live-Work/project-of-the-year.aspx|accessdate=30 May 2014}}
Selected other works
- Blue Clay Country Spa (Shortlist Finalist, 2017){{cite web|title=International Architecture Competition Blue Clay Country Spa: Shortlisted Projects|url=https://blueclaycountryspa.beebreeders.com/shortlisted-projects/|website=BeeBreeders|accessdate=11 May 2017}}
- Jacaranda Avenue (Competition, First Place, 2016){{cite web|last1=Budds|first1=Diana|title=This Urban Canopy Could Help Cool Super-Hot Cities|url=https://www.fastcodesign.com/3066904/this-urban-canopy-could-help-cool-super-hot-cities/|website=FastCompanyDesign|date=4 January 2017|publisher=Mansueto Ventures, LLC|accessdate=11 May 2017}}
- House of Writing (Invited Competition, 2013){{cite web|last1=Thomson|first1=Steven|title=This Suspended Studio Solves Writer's Block|url=http://architizer.com/blog/writing-studio-blank-studio/|website=Architizer|publisher=Architizer|accessdate=1 June 2014}}
- "T" House (Construction Documents, 2013)
- Tongzhou Wenyu River Project (Invited Competition, 2012)
- Littles Road Residence (Under Construction)
- Yoga Deva, 2009,{{cite book|last=Tang Art|title=Gym Design|date=November 1, 2013|publisher=Dalian University of Technology Press|location=Dalian, Liaoning Province, China|isbn=978-7561176924}}
- Superior Social Condenser, 2008 {{cite book|last=Sandu Publishing|title=Transformer: Reuse, Renewal, and Renovation in Contemporary Architecture|date=April 20, 2010|publisher=Gingko Press|isbn=978-1584233824}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.blankstudio.co/ Blank Studio Design+Architecture website]
Category:21st-century American architects
Category:1972 establishments in Arizona
Category:University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
Category:Architecture firms based in Arizona