AD Classics: Prince Home and Studio / Bart Prince

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Albuquerque, United States
  • Architects: Bart Prince
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  1984

Text description provided by the architects. Courtesy of Bart Prince

AD Classics: Prince Home and Studio / Bart Prince - Windows, Facade

Nestled in the suburbs of Albuquerque, New Mexico are the otherworldly forms of Bart Prince’s Personal Residence and Studio. As home and work place for the architect the structure truly reflects Prince’s main design principle that form so closely follows function. This ideal leads to the relatively uncommon architecture produced by Bart Prince.

South Elevation

Courtesy of Bart Prince

North Elevation

From the street it appears as a seemingly random intermingling of color, shape and texture but each design decision reflects an inner programmatic decision. Southern facing glazing allows for passive solar benefits. Large water columns on the interior are heated throughout the day to provide hot water for the building.

AD Classics: Prince Home and Studio / Bart Prince - Arch

Courtesy of Bart Prince

AD Classics: Prince Home and Studio / Bart Prince - Windows, Facade

A ramp leads down into the cylindrical studio space which is set into a bermed area near the front of the building. This allows for both a measure of noise and temperature control. The roof of the structure is supported off of a central column with a fanning arrangement of structural pipes. This covering is raised off of the structural concrete supports of the exterior wall to allow for a flood of overhead lighting.

AD Classics: Prince Home and Studio / Bart Prince - Table, Chair

Courtesy of Bart Prince

Ground Floor Plan

Courtesy of Bart Prince 

Upper Level Plans

A separate yet equal entrance ramp leads to the main living space containing an interconnected network of purposeful rooms. The two first floor levels are connected by a series of upper stories which serve as bedroom, library and work spaces. A stone tower was added to the building in 1990 and serves on the lower level as a library and the upper level as a drawing storage area.

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Cite: Greg LeMaire. "AD Classics: Prince Home and Studio / Bart Prince" 14 Aug 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/262468/ad-classics-prince-home-and-studio-bart-prince> ISSN 0719-8884

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