Architectures

A House in Bordeaux (1x9)

Air date: Aug 27, 1998

Maison Bordeaux sits on a small cape-like hill overlooking the city of Bordeaux. The house was designed for a couple and their family, but before Koolhaas and OMA were commissioned for the project in 1994 the husband of the family was in a life threatening car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Two years after his accident, the couple approached Koolhaas to design them a new home outside of Bordeaux. Despite having been paralyzed, the man did not want a straightforward house rather he wanted a complex design, stating: Contrary to what you would expect. I want a complex house because the house will define my world.