Njengomkhuba wokwakha osekwe eLos Angeles okholelwa ekwakhiweni okufakwe ubuciko, uKevin Daly Architects.yayinikezwe umsebenzi wokubuyekeza leli khaya elakhiwe yindlu enkulu engemuva enamagumbi amabili okulala, i-pied-à-terre engaphambili ngaphezu kwegalaji, kanye netimu yaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga yaseMelika eyayisebenza phakathi nendawo yonke.Baphendukela ekugxileni kwabo ocwaningweni lwezinto ezibonakalayo, ezinhlelweni zokwakha, kanye nemisebenzi yezandla ukuze bacabange kabusha lezi zakhiwo ezimbili.

Ukudala ubumfihlo obucelwe wumndeni, u-Kevin Daly Architects udale i-facade enezitezi ezimbili ecwebezelayo ebheke egcekeni, futhi yawumthunzi ngesikhumba sensimbi esigoqekayo esinembobo esisekelwa i-aluminum exoskeleton.Lapho izakhamuzi zibuka ngaphesheya kwegceke, zibhekene nefulethi lasegaraji, nalo elizungezwe yile ndawo ebiyelwe.Ngenxa yokubekwa ngokucophelela kwalesi “sikhumba” sejiyomethri, amalungu omndeni angabonana endaweni yonkana ezindaweni ezithile, kuyilapho efihliwe komunye nomunye kwezinye.

Kanye nokuhlinzeka ngobumfihlo-kanye ne-facade eyingqayizivele eguqula impahla ibe umsebenzi wobuciko-isikhumba esinezimbobo empeleni sisiza ukusekela ovulandi abasuka emakamelweni amakhulu endlini enkulu kanye nefulethi lasegaraji.Iphinde isebenze njengomthunzi welanga ngenkathi iletha ukukhanya kwemvelo ezindaweni zokuhlala eziyinhloko.Bheka izithombe ezingezansi ukuze ubone ubunkimbinkimbi balesi “sikhumba,” nokuthi sakha kanjani uhlobo lwe-cocoon lwaleli khaya lomndeni lesimanje.