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32 NORTHERN NEVADA ARCHITECTECTURE .18 | 2018 | www.aiann.org ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS - THE TALUS C onceived in 2008 and finished in 2016, the Talus was a contemporary remodel of an existing blighted single-family residence in Northern Reno. Designed and constructed by Nathaniel Hudson of FormGrey Studio as his private residence, the building exhibits successful experimentations in material assemblies and programming/function. Key principles to this indoor environment revolved around an obsession with hand-made craft, simple yet celebrated detail, and honest material expression building upon an inherent connection to the raw beauty of the mountainous region of Northern Nevada. As this home was left unoccupied and became blighted, a considerable amount of effort went into the design and construction of the interior. The home exhibits low VOC urethane finished plywood floors cut into 2’-0” x 10’-0” planks and a floating open-riser stair is constructed of the same plywood as well as repurposed steel. Multiple sliding walls configured as large barn doors allow spaces to be closed or naturally and perceptually flow when open. These sliding walls were fabricated from repurposed steel and maple from discarded old public library shelving. In the living and entertainment area of the home, the design accommodated a need for entertaining in a very small main level footprint of 1,200 square feet PROJECT TITLE: The Talus ARCHITECT: Nathaniel Hudson YEAR COMPLETED: 2016