It’s probably fair to say that any die hard skater dreams about turning their home into a skate park, but for skateboarding superstar Pierre Andre Senizergues it wasn’t good enough to settle for dreams. So, he turned to Californian architect Francois Perrin and designer/skater Gil Lebon Delapoint for help to make his dreams come true.
The house is named “PAS” in honor of its future occupant, Pierre-André Senizergue, the owner of the Etnies skateboard company and former professional skater. A longtime LA resident and proponent of skate culture, according to the LA Times, he has hired fellow French expats based in SoCal to help him with his vision.
The concept of the house is a ribbon that creates a continuous surface to be skated from the outside to the inside. Meaning, the house is fully skateable from the walls to the furniture and even the doors. The concrete and glass residence, which is being built at the top of Malibu’s Las Flores Canyon, is split into three sections to accommodate living and dining areas at one end, a bedroom and bathroom in the middle, and a practice area at the far end, of course.
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Featuring virtually no corners, the surfaces in all the rooms are designed to curve to form a continuous tube with a 10ft radius so that people can skate on the ceilings and all the furniture in the 2,200 square-foot house will also be curved, according to the project’s website. The furniture will be integrated with the curve like the sitting area, the kitchen or the bathroom or just as standing object like the dining table, the kitchen island or the bed. Closets and drawers could be integrated into the curve too.
Watch a video of skaters testing out the model, showing exactly what Senizergue will have to look forward to when he moves into his new home.
Other plans for PAS House:
• The project through his design and its location on the site will make the most of the natural elements (sun exposure and natural ventilation) to avoid the use of AC or heating, all the rest of energy consumption will come from solar and wind power.
• Rainwater will be stored and recycled on-site for landscaping.
• The concrete slabs will act as thermal mass and most of the materials, especially the wood, will come from a local source.
As if the design wasn’t cool enough, adding sustainable elements is a nice finishing touch. It’s truly impressive to see such a beautiful dream come to life in our lifetime, and hopefully, PAS House has paved the way for others to come.
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