King of the hill

By Kazys Varnelis 2001-10-16T00:00:00

An inspirational house that juts out of the Pasadena hillside is a world away from its kitsch neighbours. Exploiting the site while respecting its ecology, the Jamie House flies the flag for daring structural modernism.

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