Cecilia Charney
- My homes sit level with the ground plane, directly on concrete foundations. The floor inside is covered in plywood though.
- My exterior materials are white corrugated metal for the siding and perforated metal screens
- There are three big windows. The entrance window is 12 feet tall and about 8 feet wide at the bottom and 13 feet wide at the top. It was a sliding glass door in it (6 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall). The second door is in a glass wall that is a slanting triangle. It is 3 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall.
- The interior is made of plywood. It is open and warm/soft because of the wood. It will feel completely wrapped in wood (because of the shell idea).
- My structure isn’t exposed. I intend on using sips panels, and a stud roof potentially.
- All my walls align. Windows are flush with the materials that frame them.
- My building has a slope that is the minimum requirement. 1/4″ vertical rise per 12″ horizontal run
Sips construction section attempt and special drawing concept (pull apart building layers)
Hathaway Section - Spring 2020 
Hi Cecilia-
I like the idea of the overall drawing- still would like to see your knowledge of SIPS detailing, foundation and glazing somewhere in your drawings. If all don’t make it into the unique drawing maybe they play a supporting role in other drawings? I think the major point is to confirm your roof structure: if you have time to print or sketch a roof plan we can compare conventional framing to SIPS to CLT.
Bringing the SIPS panels down that close to the ground is an issue to address: I’m wondering if you could keep your floor level up 6″ or maybe a small concrete curb above the slab…let’s discuss.
Whatever directions the corrugations run, probably small battens at 2′ spacing running perpendicular holding them off the plywood slightly. We’ll discuss the waterproof barrier…
I think the divisions you’ll need for the doors will keep your glass within maximum sizes so only an issue of how you show it and configure the divisions.
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