Wall House

This could be your house, sans white dog. Photo courtesy of FAR.Collectively, Hometta's 25 studios represent 17 cities, 9 US states, and 4 countries (Chile, China, Germany, and the US). Several of the studios practice in multiple cities and draw inspiration from the particularities of each place. FAR frohn&rojas (Marc Frohn and Mario Rojas Toledo), which has offices in Cologne, Santiago de Chile and Los Angeles, is one of these studios. FAR describes the satellite locations of their practice as "hubs linking the office to a variety of local specialists both from within architecture as well as other disciplines, trades, companies, cultural institutions and educational/research facilities," which "guarantees the office FAR MORE input and productive means in the processes shaping our environment."

They pose some intriguing questions that are more relevant now, in the modern world, than ever before:

What happens…when “highly-bred” German building products meet the Chilean labor force; When a Chinese car maker without serious corporate identity wants to present itself along the Pan American highway in South America; When clients love the international style open floor plan and yet at the same time are conditioned to involve their house maids in a hide-and-seek game in front of their guests…Pressures such as these and more are the primary impetuses that stimulate our design process…

FAR's Wall House will be available at Hometta.com. In the meantime, you can watch partner Marc Frohn talk about it in-depth here.