. ▁It ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁simple , ▁rect il ine ar ▁wood ▁furn iture ▁designed ▁by ▁Wu . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁hall ways ; ▁all ▁other ▁rooms ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁reached ▁from ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁this ▁central ▁interior ▁room . ▁St ark ▁white ▁walls , ▁trim med ▁with ▁wood ▁at ▁the ▁joint s , ▁are ▁typical ▁Wu ▁features . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Wu ▁followed ▁similar ▁principles ▁in ▁his ▁smallest ▁resident ial ▁assignment : ▁design ing ▁a ▁rear ▁addition ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁his ▁friends , ▁The odore ▁P ian ▁and ▁R ul an ▁Ch ao ▁P ian , ▁s ited ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁lot ▁on ▁a ▁private ▁way ▁of ▁early - mod ern ▁houses ▁at ▁ 1 4 ▁Br attle ▁Circle , ▁off ▁Br attle ▁Street ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁( The ▁plans ▁for ▁this ▁small ▁resident ial ▁expansion ▁fort un ately ▁surv ive ▁with ▁their ▁descend ants .) ▁In ▁this ▁new ▁addition , ▁unus ually ▁large ▁windows , ▁s ited ▁around ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁comfortable ▁spir al ▁st air way , ▁bring ▁remarkable ▁light ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁living ▁room , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁kitchen ▁and ▁finished ▁bas ement ▁of ▁this ▁otherwise ▁un - sun lit ▁early - mod ern ▁home , ▁originally ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁dark ▁war ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Wu ▁retired , ▁after ▁teaching ▁at ▁Y ale ▁for ▁ 4 3 ▁years . ▁Paul ▁Gold berger