Space Invader by OPA is the modern reimagining of a 1970s San Francisco house
Set on a hillside in Berkeley, USA, Space Invader is a home transformed through ‘a new “low-resolution” wrapper for an existing 1970s plywood house’.
Space Invader's new 'wrapper' works with the existing home's geometries, but accentuates them. The original home was clad thoroughly in redwood plywood sheathing. This still remains visible inside, but the exterior was brought into the 21st century, re-clad with structural sheathing and white stucco, underlining the existing openings using black stucco.
It is a project that excited the practice – which has been behind several captivating and characterful schemes over the years, since the studio's creation in 2004. Past works have included its
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