Question 1:
- Porcelain Pavers w/ blue stone gravel
- Slab on Grade
- No decking other than exterior stairs
Question 2:
Wood Siding (horizontal)-stairs will use same material other than the steel used for the railings
Question 3:
- Where – Located in the wall, in the living room, kitchen/dining, bedroom spaces, and skylights that envelope the edge
- What – Steel framing with glass
- How Big – Skylights span a large distance but the side that wraps the wall stops at 6 feet above the floor of each unit
Question 4:
I want the inside to continue the sense of the exterior with lining the walls with lots of plywood. I know I want the “core” of my building to be a different material/different feel, exploring the possibility of steel or concrete.
Question 5:
- There is no exposing of structure in the building. (other than at the overhang of the kitchen to breakfast bar.
Question 6:
- Yes, Upper Unit Cantilevers (“core”of units are aligned approximately over one another).
- Wet Walls are in proximity.
Question 7:
- Flat Roof (Slope in the short direction, runoff seeps into vegetation growing next to building)
- No overhang
Question 8:
Originally had a sectional perspective (showing wall details) but transitioning into an axon showing structure.
Hathaway Section - Spring 2020 
Hi Malhar-
I think both the section perspective and the structural axon are interesting drawings- just a question of focusing more on the envelope or the structure. (Of course I think having both would be great…)
Comments on the drawings:
– Your ground floor slab will be concrete- see the Structure post
– Not sure if what’s under the overhang (screen and deck/paving?) is current or how it is built. Looks like wood screening and a deck but is that where you have stone pavers?
– Because you have a steel floor structure for the upper unit, having a steel structure for the stair makes a lot of sense (also given the design). Could also connect to the exterior balcony and the roof above. Maybe knowing how that’s all built is a part of your structural axon.
– Draining your roofs to the side away from the skylights makes sense- in the real world you wouldn’t want to let the water just run down the siding and drip to the ground- not sure how significant that is to your design.
– Also question on the roof of the lower unit: do you see it or walk out onto it from the upper unit? Might consider ballasting it with gravel for a visual upgrade or decking it with wood or a green roof if it can be accessed.
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