koolhaas houselife

a new film about architecture!

this is a film about the house in bordeaux designed by OMA/Rem Koolhaas, as experienced by the housekeeper who cleans it. koolhaas houselife is a decidedly contemporary take on a contemporary building, how fitting.

Rem Koolhaas’ Maison a Bordeaux, photo courtesy of ‘A company’

the home, named ‘best design of 1998′ by time magazine, was designed for a man bound to a wheelchair following a traffic accident. there are three levels to the building, all connected by a central elevator/room. the bottom floor is carved into the ground, the middle level is a 3×3.5m glass room which rises and lowers to the other levels of the home, and the top level has bedrooms for the family. the glass elevator-room is lined on one side with bookshelves!

Rem Koolhaas’ Maison a Bordeaux model, courtesy of MoMA.org

check out the trailer at bekablog.

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