3256 Renovation is a project designed by Chen + Suchart Studio and is located in Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA.

In the suburban landscape of houses that come and go at a bulldozer?s whim, our project looked at the possibilities of adaptively reusing an otherwise drab and lacking piece of architecture and interior architecture into something that utilized the existing space in a new and more meaningful manner.

The interiors of this existing house were a series of many conflicting materials and spatial relationships. Our interior renovation sought to establish better relationships between spaces while promoting stronger relationships to the outdoor areas. A new palette of materials was introduced for the space and configured in such a way that promoted a better use of the existing space. Existing conditions: The interior design of the existing house proved to be an eclectic collection of varying finishes without any cohesive framework. The interior floor plan also proved to be problematic as it relegated the kitchen to one corner of a large space. As a result, the kitchen lacked any relationship to the rest of the space. The television location and fireplace also occupied another extreme end of the large living space thus shoving the seating arrangement to one side. As a result of this configuration, the seating arrangement made for an awkward use of the space. No sense of entry was established previously. One simply walk...