209 PROSPECT ST
THE NEXUS HOUSE
Rent this stunning architectural award winning contemporary home. The Nexus House, a compact residence for a young family of four, occupies a small vacant lot in Madison’s University Heights neighborhood, a designated historic district in the city center with iconic homes by Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Keck & Keck, and many others.
The glass entry door opens into a small foyer that leads into the main living hall, an open space for cooking, eating, and sitting, where a series of floor-to-ceiling windows offer arriving guests expansive, carefully framed views into the neighborhood.
The home’s “public” functions – garage, support rooms, and an open living hall – are located in the brick base, while its “private” spaces – upper level bedrooms, baths, and a small reading room – are housed in the cedar volume.
The 1,980 sf house is composed of two principal building blocks: a two-story brick podium partially embedded in the site’s existing slope; and a linear cedar-clad meander that wraps up and over the podium before transforming into a cantilever, its overhang providing shade for the south-facing main level patio.
“This is absolutely beautiful. It is well detailed and not overwhelming. It fits fantastically into the surrounding neighborhood and doesn’t take away from the other architecture. As the name Nexus suggests, this house is very well connected.”
Features
Bedrooms:
3 Bed
Total Baths:
2+ Bath
Square Feet: 1,980 Sq Ft
Neighborhood:
University Heights
Rent:
$4500/month
Project Name:
Nexus House
Project Awards:
AIA 2013 Small Project Awards winner in Category 2 Description: A small project construction, up to $1,500,000
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