Expanded aluminum panels, with fine openings, sheaths the street wall and entry canopy and draws the visitor to the stair tower that subtlety rotates to orient the visitor to the adjacent parcel and the new main entry door. The project utilizes a reduced palette of cool-toned materials. The project is envisioned to be the living room of the community a place to congregate, socialize, view work of provincial artists and enjoy the breathtaking landscape vistas that envelop the region. Classically an obscured, introverted diagram, the Social Condenser conversely aims to balance concealment with exuberant exposure of the internal activities to the streetscape, the pedestrian walking path and the adjacent landscaped parcel. The project was informed by the concept of the “public house”. The remaining form is rendered to closely match the shadow tones of the surrounding hills and acts as both backdrop and anchor for the new addition. The south-facing wall of the upper level of the existing building is removed to expose the volume within. The lower level is developed into kitchen, mechanical and storage spaces and the upper level is designed as an open gathering space. The project is a renovation and expansion of an existing two-story block building and addition of an exterior dining terrace. The site consists of two parcels, the project parcel to the north and an open landscaped parcel to be developed into future outdoor dining and music pavilion, and is bisected by an access path from the upper street level and a lower wooden footbridge that spans across the creek. The project is uniquely positioned between historic Main Street and Queen Creek. The Social Condenser project is located at the base of the Superstition Mountain Range in the Town of Superior, Arizona which was founded in 1882 and has strong ties to mining of copper, silver and gold. Project Team: Michael Powell + Stefan RichterĬlient: Alan + Christine Benoit Superior C O A L, LLCĮlectrical Engineer: Don Witt EngineeringĬonstructed Area: 120 sqm + 42 sqm of outdoor dining terrace Principal in Charge: Matthew G Trzebiatowski, AIA
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