https://studiobeckerxu.com Studio Becker Xu Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:21:26 +0000 https://studiobeckerxu.com en https://studiobeckerxu.com/Home-Image-Scroll Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:11:50 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Home-Image-Scroll <img width="1692" height="941" width_o="1692" height_o="941" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/964b73415ee26432ef7151f546b438b74a36ff19d87400a89b3dca65e181e7c1/RENDER_kitchen_edited.jpg" data-mid="250028730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/964b73415ee26432ef7151f546b438b74a36ff19d87400a89b3dca65e181e7c1/RENDER_kitchen_edited.jpg" /><img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/680a47bf61fd4a5f944a6f5468b01ef4f53ef8f4a54985b499f3d27f38325cc9/IN_EVENING-3_FINAL.jpg" data-mid="246736009" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/680a47bf61fd4a5f944a6f5468b01ef4f53ef8f4a54985b499f3d27f38325cc9/IN_EVENING-3_FINAL.jpg" /> <img width="2500" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f3bf4548f5c126c7efd55f1fe40dc0c0301752e2ac2a4ee5e46537bfb6f2a38/THUMB_rococo.jpg" /> https://studiobeckerxu.com/Greenwood-Residence Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:21:26 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Greenwood-Residence Greenwood Residence <img width="1692" height="941" width_o="1692" height_o="941" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54d095e004d046628e0056c1365a78cd006d323b9758989c9b3fc26083a0dd7b/RENDER_kitchen_edited.jpg" data-mid="250028261" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54d095e004d046628e0056c1365a78cd006d323b9758989c9b3fc26083a0dd7b/RENDER_kitchen_edited.jpg" /> In progress... https://studiobeckerxu.com/Hailey-Log-Barn Tue, 16 May 2023 19:59:15 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Hailey-Log-Barn Hailey Log Barn <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de8059a6d5018d1ac69451cfc6f60cb23394ebfb5b170c15cc8e61c46fc7088f/Existing-Structure-1.jpg" data-mid="178977720" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de8059a6d5018d1ac69451cfc6f60cb23394ebfb5b170c15cc8e61c46fc7088f/Existing-Structure-1.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12f57db9bd55375b4b869edc220516c4278198db8a8b34aef1b09451b302ca8f/Existing-Structure-2.jpg" data-mid="178977721" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12f57db9bd55375b4b869edc220516c4278198db8a8b34aef1b09451b302ca8f/Existing-Structure-2.jpg" /> A storied structure on a homestead in rural Idaho is renewed into a space for celebration and retreat.&nbsp; The original log walls and timber framing of this century-old horse barn are preserved in its renovation into an event space and accessory dwelling unit.A dark and compartmentalized ground floor is converted into a long hall for social gathering.&nbsp; A folding corten backdrop screens a staging/prep area and bathroom while large portal windows frame a loggia overlooking the surrounding Ponderosa pines.&nbsp; Overhead, a loft historically used to store hay is transformed into a loft for overnight guests. <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6118c9d0be99364fb1ab7b2e4447287bbeb4805c1350494f4f6faf3ea53a8d55/IN_EVENING-3_FINAL.jpg" data-mid="246555567" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6118c9d0be99364fb1ab7b2e4447287bbeb4805c1350494f4f6faf3ea53a8d55/IN_EVENING-3_FINAL.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a41aea6014472134187f1f3199a91cc8fc35d8aa67782fdad518517a734728e/OUT_SUNSET-1_FINAL.jpg" data-mid="246555568" border="0" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9611816e071c4f2ec28b94e547e094f006a1d8524659f8031898506a2d5206ee/VIEW-3_white-gray-light.jpg" /> In its reincarnation, the once-residual hall celebrates its eccentricities.&nbsp; Columns that interrupt become furniture that attracts.&nbsp; Felt forms animate the room while providing warmth and dampening sound.&nbsp; A unifying green circle reflecting Ordinary Time of the liturgical calendar marks a zone to be activated throughout the year for small group readings &amp; discussions, celebratory events, and shared community meals. <img width="2500" height="1827" width_o="2500" height_o="1827" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bd71056e0facc78dfaf8e19999898d77cf423fcd66fa663600852701c8a727c/0208-08A-web.JPG" data-mid="238248149" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bd71056e0facc78dfaf8e19999898d77cf423fcd66fa663600852701c8a727c/0208-08A-web.JPG" /> <img width="2500" height="1539" width_o="2500" height_o="1539" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61f4d99cfcd66470a6fcf4315fcb5a658d075467a52ed1c87a52e7a0a64bbf9d/0208-07AR-web.JPG" data-mid="238248147" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61f4d99cfcd66470a6fcf4315fcb5a658d075467a52ed1c87a52e7a0a64bbf9d/0208-07AR-web.JPG" /> <img width="2500" height="1539" width_o="2500" height_o="1539" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd5ac3d7773525978c18e24bbc3f668347dfc7ab08df1639edfcf167d5c48b0f/0208-07BR-web.JPG" data-mid="238248148" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd5ac3d7773525978c18e24bbc3f668347dfc7ab08df1639edfcf167d5c48b0f/0208-07BR-web.JPG" /> <img width="1653" height="2500" width_o="1653" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/489cc342c92b30a0d9590f1ea1de8afe4cd34f9a016b1c9c5d548cc1220a96d4/0208-02R-web.JPG" data-mid="238248142" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/489cc342c92b30a0d9590f1ea1de8afe4cd34f9a016b1c9c5d548cc1220a96d4/0208-02R-web.JPG" /> <img width="1733" height="2500" width_o="1733" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dc71af42c099116e19ce1230dc2ca13856680fc5291c8cd611972cf7abd4eb9/0208-03R-web.JPG" data-mid="238248143" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8dc71af42c099116e19ce1230dc2ca13856680fc5291c8cd611972cf7abd4eb9/0208-03R-web.JPG" /> A two-sided prayer center inspired by Jacob’s Ladder - an invitation to reflect. <img width="1905" height="2500" width_o="1905" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4773a5601d4e7acc8a10e95b2f6f6fdfca3a7dd69b3fe2ee03e5b53b74d5a92f/0208-05-web.JPG" data-mid="238248145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4773a5601d4e7acc8a10e95b2f6f6fdfca3a7dd69b3fe2ee03e5b53b74d5a92f/0208-05-web.JPG" /> <img width="2500" height="1616" width_o="2500" height_o="1616" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a1379fb2ae1871850b8e6ff985e29d7e6d41fc9176b59c1b08af6aad51b1f43/0208-06-web.JPG" data-mid="238248146" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a1379fb2ae1871850b8e6ff985e29d7e6d41fc9176b59c1b08af6aad51b1f43/0208-06-web.JPG" /> A bench with two halves forms a reconfigurable surface - an invitation to connect. Team:&nbsp; Studio Becker Xu - Architecture &amp; Interiors &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Zak Rose - Millwork Fabrication&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brian Griffin - Photography https://studiobeckerxu.com/Chicago-Coach-House Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:19:48 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Chicago-Coach-House Chicago Coach House <img width="1500" height="1002" width_o="1500" height_o="1002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/791d35ee75d83c04ab7d419a2dcdb3d0fef967906124ad799a6666823231c9fa/0164-01RA-web.JPG" data-mid="214454530" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/791d35ee75d83c04ab7d419a2dcdb3d0fef967906124ad799a6666823231c9fa/0164-01RA-web.JPG" /> The process of renovation is an act of intentional inclusion, of re-collecting elements past and present into a singular space of belonging. In this modest adaptation of a small 19th-century Chicago coach house, idiosyncrasy and history are embraced as opportunity.&nbsp; This design brings together a collection of architectural features, old and new, into a cohesive room of many functions. Existing elements - an oak hardwood floor, solid oak stair, and glass block windows - were gently refreshed with creativity &amp; care, while others - an outdated kitchen lacking storage and a mechanical soffit dividing the room - were reimagined to maximize functionality.&nbsp; When integrated with a custom partition for storage &amp; display, the once-unsightly soffit transforms into a purposeful line drawn through space, framing zones for both utility &amp; leisure within this compact urban home. Before &amp; After: <img width="1500" height="940" width_o="1500" height_o="940" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45d1ad61479b23bdc20aeab8fb6ee668b4d44067fcfaef9316a1bb6d23ae2837/0164-02RA-web.JPG" data-mid="214454532" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45d1ad61479b23bdc20aeab8fb6ee668b4d44067fcfaef9316a1bb6d23ae2837/0164-02RA-web.JPG" /> <img width="4032" height="2526" width_o="4032" height_o="2526" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c74520ea246ca0ee6807f5d1b1f18d811b434d5f1bf395aa441a316fca464975/IMG_6909-copy.jpg" data-mid="214456339" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c74520ea246ca0ee6807f5d1b1f18d811b434d5f1bf395aa441a316fca464975/IMG_6909-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1059" width_o="1500" height_o="1059" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3287052828b7207e353b3fe0beee996112b8009dffb7251e9d2482731b1c463e/0164-06RA-web.JPG" data-mid="214454534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3287052828b7207e353b3fe0beee996112b8009dffb7251e9d2482731b1c463e/0164-06RA-web.JPG" /> <img width="4032" height="2847" width_o="4032" height_o="2847" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8009231572ad03c2b68be0931e6dd8aa7d9256bb807bd739f437b30f044c3c15/IMG_6857-copy.jpg" data-mid="214456338" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8009231572ad03c2b68be0931e6dd8aa7d9256bb807bd739f437b30f044c3c15/IMG_6857-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="971" width_o="1500" height_o="971" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c273ac7317fdbffc855692a8d9b7afc8049a042b73bd803a41b590598db2eb34/0164-04R-web.JPG" data-mid="214454174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c273ac7317fdbffc855692a8d9b7afc8049a042b73bd803a41b590598db2eb34/0164-04R-web.JPG" /> <img width="4032" height="2610" width_o="4032" height_o="2610" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a840b39f9f654b6a760362bc868dbf22a80c079b63d100606a5d186b3cc1636a/IMG_6856-copy.jpg" data-mid="214456337" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a840b39f9f654b6a760362bc868dbf22a80c079b63d100606a5d186b3cc1636a/IMG_6856-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1226" width_o="1500" height_o="1226" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/872e81e92224011d2fd593919888370166bc8762fb9d3ff68c7dc79737124c39/0164-03RB-web.JPG" data-mid="214460065" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/872e81e92224011d2fd593919888370166bc8762fb9d3ff68c7dc79737124c39/0164-03RB-web.JPG" /> <img width="1000" height="1500" width_o="1000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9eed4347ebf76a70692e7273829f515455f5afbbbd8f963d3c874aa4bffe28e7/0164-05R-web.JPG" data-mid="214454542" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9eed4347ebf76a70692e7273829f515455f5afbbbd8f963d3c874aa4bffe28e7/0164-05R-web.JPG" /> Team:&nbsp; Studio Becker Xu - Architecture &amp; Interiors&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Zak Rose - Millwork Fabrication &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brian Griffin - Photography Publications: &nbsp;Dwell+ Before &amp; After (June 2024) https://studiobeckerxu.com/Dogtrot-House Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:58:19 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Dogtrot-House Dogtrot House <img width="3000" height="2257" width_o="3000" height_o="2257" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bd050b408835a3404506bc32791c6beb6291de0d09db7d7e9f8afa467e1c98a/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-2-web.jpg" data-mid="215941901" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bd050b408835a3404506bc32791c6beb6291de0d09db7d7e9f8afa467e1c98a/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-2-web.jpg" /> <img width="922" height="519" width_o="922" height_o="519" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60e3e5f45d0920743b1b0db02259ab2b98bc8cddb31bf923fce940dc9c1b0c5d/historic-dogtrot-copy.jpg" data-mid="215944746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/922/i/60e3e5f45d0920743b1b0db02259ab2b98bc8cddb31bf923fce940dc9c1b0c5d/historic-dogtrot-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="844" width_o="1500" height_o="844" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d1987b5a855f16ed5519c70d43eb0800a28cef8341bcf5986ab01dd25c82f41/DSCF3376-copy_CROP.jpg" data-mid="215949428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d1987b5a855f16ed5519c70d43eb0800a28cef8341bcf5986ab01dd25c82f41/DSCF3376-copy_CROP.jpg" /> Inspired by its namesake, Dogtrot House adapts the climatic approach of historic vernacular into a modern form emphasizing shared spaces for flexible living.&nbsp; This single-family house is composed of primitive forms that assemble to frame spaces for gathering amongst moments of repose, expanding domesticity into the outdoors while welcoming light &amp; air within. <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a16281e06b2e40430481955952657e7586a5ac0eb1b2286315490665d5a5e01/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-13-web.jpg" data-mid="215951550" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a16281e06b2e40430481955952657e7586a5ac0eb1b2286315490665d5a5e01/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-13-web.jpg" /> <img width="2710" height="2032" width_o="2710" height_o="2032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc090d2700c1b5a48982cef9d879cd598c186799306c7d1e738dc2435edb6d0f/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-17-web_CROP.jpg" data-mid="215952638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc090d2700c1b5a48982cef9d879cd598c186799306c7d1e738dc2435edb6d0f/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-17-web_CROP.jpg" /> <img width="2796" height="2096" width_o="2796" height_o="2096" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9502f9e01d1bab85cc37109db9a0fec6d49cf991c192e942328857f43afbf005/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-4-web_CROP.jpg" data-mid="215952637" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9502f9e01d1bab85cc37109db9a0fec6d49cf991c192e942328857f43afbf005/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-4-web_CROP.jpg" /> The breezeway is spatially reconsidered to unite rather than divide the spaces of the home.&nbsp; It offers a central zone for gathering underneath a cathedral ceiling.&nbsp; Sliding glass doors and an overhanging gable roof at both ends draw the living space outside.&nbsp; The breezeway is at once an indoor-outdoor room, a chamber for airflow, and a portal toward an expansive view. <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3446c7ac0777fd59af6ba44ff3ccdba44ded94f0a6f51c57ae3cb2beee52d77f/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-24-web.jpg" data-mid="215951547" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3446c7ac0777fd59af6ba44ff3ccdba44ded94f0a6f51c57ae3cb2beee52d77f/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-24-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a6a7b1eecc3b6db9559e2f7fb8f9cbc61af2f9eee7f6a3e4fd932bf6c81ef19/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-18-web.jpg" data-mid="215951841" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a6a7b1eecc3b6db9559e2f7fb8f9cbc61af2f9eee7f6a3e4fd932bf6c81ef19/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-18-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db507da8c059c8e7821a177a37ec4337839bc57c21a7fabd35326772c8f5ef38/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-15-web.jpg" data-mid="215951257" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db507da8c059c8e7821a177a37ec4337839bc57c21a7fabd35326772c8f5ef38/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-15-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4007" width_o="3000" height_o="4007" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d99ea443bbee5d605ffdb1d29ed767d66ba04d24d9fe2b232d21b83e705141a/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-29-web.jpg" data-mid="215951548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d99ea443bbee5d605ffdb1d29ed767d66ba04d24d9fe2b232d21b83e705141a/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-29-web.jpg" /> A pine ceiling, dark earthen tiles, board-formed concrete walls, and red posts - an homage to the color of Carolina clay - together compose an ode to the elemental.&nbsp; A central utility bar, featuring blackened steel floating stairs, a custom pass-through table with overhead storage, powder room, and fireplace, activates the breezeway while supporting the open plywood loft above. <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c61618af73d38551b38a7fe031e2e17e6c216d8bc5c95146770feb049aba8fe/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-21-web.jpg" data-mid="215951843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c61618af73d38551b38a7fe031e2e17e6c216d8bc5c95146770feb049aba8fe/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-21-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98ed388cd0decbf390239f033ba2ca8e360196c92a7546d98a2dbcd47b175f41/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-23-web.jpg" data-mid="215951546" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98ed388cd0decbf390239f033ba2ca8e360196c92a7546d98a2dbcd47b175f41/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-23-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47564314306d359936efb0e45fb35f79c44da9d71c294e6bda6a3e3e06ef5d4b/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-31-web.jpg" data-mid="215953179" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47564314306d359936efb0e45fb35f79c44da9d71c294e6bda6a3e3e06ef5d4b/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-31-web.jpg" /> Nature is welcomed here into the rituals of daily life.&nbsp; A crop of treetops, a sliver of tree trunks, a swatch of sky invite moments of discovery and connection in every room. <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7674fbdcb33abb7c91c433046e4c71548d4d6509c768222bbef59a9ad7aacc3d/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-5-web.jpg" data-mid="215951856" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7674fbdcb33abb7c91c433046e4c71548d4d6509c768222bbef59a9ad7aacc3d/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-5-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b97dc6dad06b6818c1e1934fb70e20b8bc34bd57b76fd46f53db0eb130b7745/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-10-web.jpg" data-mid="215951851" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b97dc6dad06b6818c1e1934fb70e20b8bc34bd57b76fd46f53db0eb130b7745/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-10-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/119a41312c7dc37930e853c66df99272d86973d208bfa6393cf97e3ae52cd30e/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-26-web.jpg" data-mid="215951907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/119a41312c7dc37930e853c66df99272d86973d208bfa6393cf97e3ae52cd30e/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-26-web.jpg" /> Each space of the home is designed with flexibility in mind, easily reconfigurable for playing, working, or resting, so the house grows and adapts along with its inhabitants. <img width="3000" height="3226" width_o="3000" height_o="3226" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9bc7ede6a540dbd2660852cab15599fe3a2e2e6a6ecef5d8e23520cf6f1b4d6/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-3-web.jpg" data-mid="215952706" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9bc7ede6a540dbd2660852cab15599fe3a2e2e6a6ecef5d8e23520cf6f1b4d6/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-3-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd48c16c8e19c97d59fbfa8c6ff65f9231882e7da3a6fba673a8caa889569775/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-11-web.jpg" data-mid="215951854" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd48c16c8e19c97d59fbfa8c6ff65f9231882e7da3a6fba673a8caa889569775/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-11-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2400" width_o="3000" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80e022577a627447faae63ef8b4742f68eafc0b60b8a3839fb0aea65437e0003/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-8-web.jpg" data-mid="215951850" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80e022577a627447faae63ef8b4742f68eafc0b60b8a3839fb0aea65437e0003/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-8-web.jpg" /> Photos by Keith IssacsDogtrot House is a home for living together with nature. <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1489d2759baa1071f0754e45b804ec6c25ee0653a3bacf9e1d61dc346a6bc5f5/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-1-web.jpg" data-mid="215952551" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1489d2759baa1071f0754e45b804ec6c25ee0653a3bacf9e1d61dc346a6bc5f5/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-1-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/599114c452865d8d4376e7a1d5212de6d67bf84a13e1ba5fb989d42538e82946/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-14-web.jpg" data-mid="215951845" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/599114c452865d8d4376e7a1d5212de6d67bf84a13e1ba5fb989d42538e82946/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-14-web.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d42dcdbc5a0101b950d26d7b836daecea2adf8cca622ad34319f5236d525b25b/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-27-web.jpg" data-mid="215951584" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d42dcdbc5a0101b950d26d7b836daecea2adf8cca622ad34319f5236d525b25b/KeithIsaacs_HillsboroughHouse-StudioBeckerXu-27-web.jpg" /> Team:&nbsp; Studio Becker Xu - Architecture &amp; Interiors &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lysaght &amp; Associates - Structural Engineer &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BuildSense - Construction &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Leo Gaev - Metalwork &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Xylem Inc - Millwork&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Keith Isaacs - Photography Awards:&nbsp; NCModernist George Matsumoto Prize - Third Place Jury Award (2024)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;NCModernist George Matsumoto Prize - First Place People’s Choice (2024) Publications:&nbsp; Braun Contemporary Interior Design (Aug 2025)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; NC Architecture Unconventional Projects (July 2025) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PLAIN Magazine (Jan 2025) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dezeen American Houses (Dec 2024) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Dwell Home Tours (Nov 2024) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Architectural Record Featured Houses (July 2024) Exhibitions:&nbsp; CFAD HOUSE(ing) Exhibition (Feb 2026) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; UNC Charlotte HOUSE(ing) Symposium (Nov 2024) Other:&nbsp; USModernistModapalooza NC Tour (Sept 2024) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AIA Third Thursday: Emerging Voices (May 2024) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; High Performance Home Tour (April 2023)&nbsp; https://studiobeckerxu.com/Won-t-You-Be-My-Neighbor Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:59:46 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Won-t-You-Be-My-Neighbor Won’t You Be My Neighbor Finalist for Chicago Architecture Center’s Missing Middle Infill Housing Design Competition <img width="4624" height="2360" width_o="4624" height_o="2360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c269f3317f42c64daf1f28401ff80e611bf2e4e0be38db738b5e7ca8a25d7adf/DIAGRAM_YOURSMINEOURS_edit.jpg" data-mid="184709415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c269f3317f42c64daf1f28401ff80e611bf2e4e0be38db738b5e7ca8a25d7adf/DIAGRAM_YOURSMINEOURS_edit.jpg" /> Our proposal for the Chicago Architecture Center’s&nbsp;Come Home Initiative reimagines the design of the ubiquitous Chicago two-flat and asks, “Won’t you be my neighbor?” In the traditional two-flat typology, one home is elevated off the street, reducing access and identity - two factors that can contribute to the pride of urban home ownership.&nbsp; The design of this duplex takes advantage of the 125’ long standard Chicago lot to organize two vertical units around one common outdoor space, bringing both homes in connection with the shared urban realm and creating one building with two distinct identities. <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/766e626a28af92992cb4bf489852da721e0a4c47ee99ea190b1a32395b15e18e/HERO-IMAGE_EDIT.jpg" data-mid="216318514" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/766e626a28af92992cb4bf489852da721e0a4c47ee99ea190b1a32395b15e18e/HERO-IMAGE_EDIT.jpg" /> The two units conjoin around a central utilitarian core, freeing up space at both ends of the building to be configured flexibly.&nbsp; Private ground floor entries into each unit and private balconies on all sides bring in light and increase usable outdoor space for each unit. <img width="1800" height="900" width_o="1800" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f57e4ec6b2fcc41689ee2546469dc549ea7089c28a3ccb31c96f1365c1c2277/FINAL_gangway.jpg" data-mid="176680840" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f57e4ec6b2fcc41689ee2546469dc549ea7089c28a3ccb31c96f1365c1c2277/FINAL_gangway.jpg" /> Exterior space: shared court between units <img width="1800" height="900" width_o="1800" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a810efba4aece020d1ca6ebf09182e1cc475b486dc903a95b0a4bb0f4f3208d/FINAL_kitchen.jpg" data-mid="176680842" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a810efba4aece020d1ca6ebf09182e1cc475b486dc903a95b0a4bb0f4f3208d/FINAL_kitchen.jpg" /> 1F: kitchen with access to outdoor &amp; indoor dining <img width="1800" height="900" width_o="1800" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be5df20c4d53226ed30eb9a87ac4d64d4cba3ae176fd08fb70c01ddce12efd94/FINAL_living.jpg" data-mid="176680847" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be5df20c4d53226ed30eb9a87ac4d64d4cba3ae176fd08fb70c01ddce12efd94/FINAL_living.jpg" /> 2F: open living space with access to side balcony <img width="1800" height="900" width_o="1800" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/909141305198e976f87cb3fe6f506d651789ab12c5af463de44c60c67ee1300f/FINAL_office.jpg" data-mid="176680850" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/909141305198e976f87cb3fe6f506d651789ab12c5af463de44c60c67ee1300f/FINAL_office.jpg" /> 3F: upper level bedrooms + home office <img width="1080" height="432" width_o="1080" height_o="432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de05292d642de4ef130ddc9a282c4218fabe05010e6ba47d5952e03b0a254805/section.jpg" data-mid="184710541" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de05292d642de4ef130ddc9a282c4218fabe05010e6ba47d5952e03b0a254805/section.jpg" /> Our approach to urban infill housing prioritizes open space for both the domestic and urban realms by minimizing the building footprint to 50% of the buildable lot area and expanding the underutilized space of the gangway.&nbsp; The shared courts, taken collectively, form a new network of activated open space for the neighborhood block. <img width="5560" height="4145" width_o="5560" height_o="4145" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c442e16b589a8df7fc13fb3f8201437db5d05d90139a1438693aa2b201c9b038/WORMS-EYE_edit.jpg" data-mid="184709291" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c442e16b589a8df7fc13fb3f8201437db5d05d90139a1438693aa2b201c9b038/WORMS-EYE_edit.jpg" /> Exhibitions:&nbsp; CAC Come Home: Missing Middle Infill Housing (Spring 2023) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Experimental Station In-Fill Housing Salon (Spring 2024) https://studiobeckerxu.com/Los-Angeles-Backyard Fri, 28 Jan 2022 03:53:43 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Los-Angeles-Backyard Los Angeles Backyard <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09266543bcbc0ecd7353604fae1ba0dd714a016526228cd253aeb34a96f908e5/long-line.jpg" data-mid="133781318" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09266543bcbc0ecd7353604fae1ba0dd714a016526228cd253aeb34a96f908e5/long-line.jpg" />A historical reinterpretation of a backyard for a mid-century modern residence on a hill. This redesigned backyard expands the communal living space of a 1950s house for its inhabitants and guests. Drawing inspiration from original photographs of the house captured by photographer Julius Shulman, our landscape design contrasts the rectilinear forms of the building with sinuous low brick retaining walls that extend the existing paving from interior to exterior and blend softscape with hardscape.&nbsp; These playful lines in the landscape frame an existing pool &amp; sauna addition, define an area for outdoor dining, and draw one’s attention out toward a view of an ever-shifting urban landscape. <img width="1500" height="900" width_o="1500" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/495bee5d180fcc01b6153a9aa81ba86fb9a611b2c7655898392a71c9cc1c5046/garred-house.jpg" data-mid="146320057" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/495bee5d180fcc01b6153a9aa81ba86fb9a611b2c7655898392a71c9cc1c5046/garred-house.jpg" /> <img width="2250" height="2250" width_o="2250" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c3ce2940947d65300fb3d5a1b6c8cb86ad06058415239d8510d177848a0995c/PLAN_green-fill.jpg" data-mid="133892137" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c3ce2940947d65300fb3d5a1b6c8cb86ad06058415239d8510d177848a0995c/PLAN_green-fill.jpg" /> https://studiobeckerxu.com/Lawndale-Gathering-Tree Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:37:57 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Lawndale-Gathering-Tree One Lawndale Gathering Tree <img width="2400" height="1350" width_o="2400" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3ddc76c18c20a9d18f149bc5e419049b87267e7332d01281055c9dc48c75062/IMG_E8669_edit.jpg" data-mid="195702576" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3ddc76c18c20a9d18f149bc5e419049b87267e7332d01281055c9dc48c75062/IMG_E8669_edit.jpg" /> We partnered with One Lawndale Children’s Discovery Center to design and build a sukkah for the 2nd Annual&nbsp;Chicago Sukkah Design Festival.&nbsp; One Lawndale Gathering Tree is a space of togetherness for North and South Lawndale that pays homage to the harvest celebration of Sukkot and brings the symbolic Tree of Life to the neighborhood. <img width="1500" height="1085" width_o="1500" height_o="1085" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c158b6bb2cbbda051a245ae0ab0b30958e1a7d91de71be8c2cf9bd7964df8b1a/0151-38-web-copy.jpg" data-mid="195707109" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c158b6bb2cbbda051a245ae0ab0b30958e1a7d91de71be8c2cf9bd7964df8b1a/0151-38-web-copy.jpg" /> Inspired by a series of design prototyping workshops with Lawndale youth, the Tree offers both a room for reflection and a place for projection.&nbsp; Like a tree changing through the seasons, the fabric foliage adapts, at times draping to shroud a singular space and other times gathering at the center to shade an open place. <img width="15876" height="2000" width_o="15876" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6aa8a776576c3d01232eab8b5ddf4b1189ceb8006268547445899b250812b4be/model-strip.jpg" data-mid="202641014" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6aa8a776576c3d01232eab8b5ddf4b1189ceb8006268547445899b250812b4be/model-strip.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="2200" width_o="1080" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4b3f5e43e567a8fd7502b843679d098a299594fb97ac79797cec27bead3151f/two-panel_left.jpg" data-mid="202639062" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4b3f5e43e567a8fd7502b843679d098a299594fb97ac79797cec27bead3151f/two-panel_left.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="2200" width_o="1080" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73bcdb8ef78229d89fb58cb2001a7f971736a2bf996cfdad71348d27aff4911c/two-panel_right.jpg" data-mid="202639063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73bcdb8ef78229d89fb58cb2001a7f971736a2bf996cfdad71348d27aff4911c/two-panel_right.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5383966c2f5bf3dab904e95bfdb77c4d1ce4c0b970b44d5b66cf25202d281711/23-7.jpg" data-mid="202639739" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5383966c2f5bf3dab904e95bfdb77c4d1ce4c0b970b44d5b66cf25202d281711/23-7.jpg" /> Each of the Tree’s four sides are adorned with artwork by youth from the neighborhood representing different magnitudes of community - self-portraits proclaiming “We Are One Lawndale,” depictions of home in “Our Neighborhood,” the beloved spaces in “Our City,” and the youthful aspirations that make up “Our Vision” for the future. <img width="2400" height="1353" width_o="2400" height_o="1353" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffb2ea8dac017f533dae4f556bcded7bd03d54b202aa6e6adc91c46587b082da/DSCF4784_small.jpg" data-mid="202641559" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ffb2ea8dac017f533dae4f556bcded7bd03d54b202aa6e6adc91c46587b082da/DSCF4784_small.jpg" /> <img width="1956" height="1100" width_o="1956" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fb1832b6a8a4290c2157d9e902f1fae76f1fa124ae3d13920d12bba7aab1247/230824_section_green-01.jpg" data-mid="195702885" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8fb1832b6a8a4290c2157d9e902f1fae76f1fa124ae3d13920d12bba7aab1247/230824_section_green-01.jpg" /> <img width="1956" height="1100" width_o="1956" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91988faedc90f8cf64a0eb7ecd3d6927c119c667fa73dc96f342f1cae795e479/230824_section_green-02.jpg" data-mid="195702886" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91988faedc90f8cf64a0eb7ecd3d6927c119c667fa73dc96f342f1cae795e479/230824_section_green-02.jpg" /> The Gathering Tree invites the public to sit and stay a while on its Star of David picnic quilt - a communal surface for the sharing of food, stories, and experiences during and after the festival.&nbsp; The quilt was fabricated in collaboration with designer Landon Williams and youth in a series of sewing workshops held at SAIC Homan Square. <img width="1500" height="927" width_o="1500" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/960ab095583f55878354e6e0e309605f713007afb531dca7c6417bd409ead08c/0151-10A-web.JPG" data-mid="195702537" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/960ab095583f55878354e6e0e309605f713007afb531dca7c6417bd409ead08c/0151-10A-web.JPG" /> <img width="1091" height="1500" width_o="1091" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2bd88528acf8b1b52b48693827d1a30aad0c83a9955d223f625e7f0907e57a18/0151-18-web.JPG" data-mid="195702540" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2bd88528acf8b1b52b48693827d1a30aad0c83a9955d223f625e7f0907e57a18/0151-18-web.JPG" /> <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f27a800d59e830a2dfbab13408c121b6c7f74db84e726376bcbf64f83003f315/0151-36-web-copy.jpg" data-mid="195705925" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f27a800d59e830a2dfbab13408c121b6c7f74db84e726376bcbf64f83003f315/0151-36-web-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="976" width_o="1500" height_o="976" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b3bf0f9b946d65c9c21059b6851b8b938514e125789c229824c66eefb7bf814/0151-25-web.JPG" data-mid="195702543" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b3bf0f9b946d65c9c21059b6851b8b938514e125789c229824c66eefb7bf814/0151-25-web.JPG" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/904b284f584b09d62e478b2827f468c78a9a6d1d7c5d38d55e5b841239bec389/Sukkah-173-of-482.jpg" data-mid="195708310" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/904b284f584b09d62e478b2827f468c78a9a6d1d7c5d38d55e5b841239bec389/Sukkah-173-of-482.jpg" /> <img width="1203" height="1500" width_o="1203" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d415b1eb2bbebbdeeeb190c2f3a30c684a8408eee88b0df907cc1cb7d292646/0151-28A-web-copy.jpg" data-mid="195705088" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d415b1eb2bbebbdeeeb190c2f3a30c684a8408eee88b0df907cc1cb7d292646/0151-28A-web-copy.jpg" /> Following the festival, the Tree will be replanted at the forthcoming One Lawndale Children’s Discovery Center to support the museum’s youth programming and activate the rooftop garden. <img width="1152" height="864" width_o="1152" height_o="864" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbb68a38d897e08d576d235085b2a428b110e55aa4fa12629d92317eefbcd3ca/COLLAGE.jpg" data-mid="195702333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbb68a38d897e08d576d235085b2a428b110e55aa4fa12629d92317eefbcd3ca/COLLAGE.jpg" /> Team:&nbsp; Studio Becker Xu - Design &amp; Assembly&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;OPEN Center for the Arts - Metal Fabrication &amp; Construction &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Goodfriend Magruder - Structural Consulting &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brian Griffin &amp; Norvell Tolbert - Photography Awards: &nbsp;AIA Chicago Roberta Feldman Arch for Social Justice - Honor Award (2024) Publications: &nbsp;Architectural Record (Oct 2023) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The Architect’s Newspaper (Oct 2023) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Wallpaper* (Oct 2023) https://studiobeckerxu.com/Through-the-Looking-Glass Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:42:34 +0000 Studio Becker Xu https://studiobeckerxu.com/Through-the-Looking-Glass Through the Looking GlassA collaboration with Kamil Krol <img width="2880" height="2880" width_o="2880" height_o="2880" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/819c35f526892bde78e950eb2a27b3318dca868c746cff29cfae97ca41766a9c/LOOKING-GLASS_01_THE-MASK.jpg" data-mid="247240501" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/819c35f526892bde78e950eb2a27b3318dca868c746cff29cfae97ca41766a9c/LOOKING-GLASS_01_THE-MASK.jpg" /> “There are three masks:...the one we think we are,...the one we really are,...the one we have in common.” &nbsp;- The Moving Body, Jacques Lecoq This proposal for a temporary outdoor performance space draws its origins from a universal symbol of theater - the drama mask.&nbsp; A lightweight structure of double-sided mirrors connected by a thin metal truss acts as a theatrical mask, mediating between spectator and performer, inside and outside, ourselves and our surroundings.&nbsp; More than a static backdrop, the scenery takes part alongside the players in a shifting kaleidoscopic collage. <img width="4000" height="2252" width_o="4000" height_o="2252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57d90e157c667370adb97a2e6676f2a1545f79bc3210d62798621d98cf634781/ACT-1.jpg" data-mid="247240510" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57d90e157c667370adb97a2e6676f2a1545f79bc3210d62798621d98cf634781/ACT-1.jpg" /> Act I: The One We Think We Are <img width="4000" height="2252" width_o="4000" height_o="2252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d95cd1d5bf94646c8b71431ab24e2b0e4400629100bef01b7a47b94fd12b364/ACT-2.jpg" data-mid="247240511" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d95cd1d5bf94646c8b71431ab24e2b0e4400629100bef01b7a47b94fd12b364/ACT-2.jpg" /> Act II: The One We Really Are <img width="4000" height="2252" width_o="4000" height_o="2252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7310612c21fcbf1555369e6ef281f6c1e080e6fcf7817e21f60a85fb4db44a91/ACT-3.jpg" data-mid="247240512" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7310612c21fcbf1555369e6ef281f6c1e080e6fcf7817e21f60a85fb4db44a91/ACT-3.jpg" /> Act III: The One We Have In Common <img width="10920" height="3600" width_o="10920" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b91638cc0c61102abdb77faea4f9b204f873ec79fd8cf9607f2f38bfe283c6d/FINAL_IMG_DIAGRAMS-COMPILED.jpg" data-mid="247244078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b91638cc0c61102abdb77faea4f9b204f873ec79fd8cf9607f2f38bfe283c6d/FINAL_IMG_DIAGRAMS-COMPILED.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2252" width_o="4000" height_o="2252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10f6d5bc7bd517c778b8193c2d85d236dcda7a14d828d237847107e5069827ac/AXON_CAROUSEL.jpg" data-mid="247240627" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10f6d5bc7bd517c778b8193c2d85d236dcda7a14d828d237847107e5069827ac/AXON_CAROUSEL.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2252" width_o="4000" height_o="2252" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd2959e42ab77f7437167c4a8b37a9aed7200be9dc4a547ec790339e970c3df9/AXON_SCATTER.jpg" data-mid="247240628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd2959e42ab77f7437167c4a8b37a9aed7200be9dc4a547ec790339e970c3df9/AXON_SCATTER.jpg" />