Phase 5.1: Case Study (Loba House)

Use of circulation to define different parts of the houseManipulation of views with architectural elements (like beams) Being effective with one's square footage/ not having any wasted spaceDefining separate rooms with elevation changes Correlation of site to aspects of the house (like door heights and skylights)

Phase 5.1: Case Study (R House)

Material: A significant attribute of the R House is its corrugated aluminum siding . Mentioned in reading, it was to contrast winter days in Syracuse, New York, and help with reflecting light. Passive House Standards: The R House followed the German Passive House standards, and resulted in a 70% less energy consumption compared to the … Continue reading Phase 5.1: Case Study (R House)

PHASE 5.1: Case Study (Craven Road House)

CRAVEN ROAD HOUSE | SHIM-SUTCLIFFE ARCHITECTS | TORONTO, CANADA | 1993-1994 | 1,100 sq ft Case Study Partner: Clayton Pangrcic EXTERIOR INTERIOR 1 INTERIOR 2 LIBRARY DETAILED IMAGE STAIR DETAILED IMAGE PROGRAM DIAGRAMS SITE CIRCULATION + HOUSE CIRCULATION The Craven Road House has two building types: Cottage and Loft. With the Cottage being a height … Continue reading PHASE 5.1: Case Study (Craven Road House)

Phase 5.1 : Damla Sucuka

Lucky Drops Architect: Atelier Tekuto Location: Tokyo, Japan Year: 2005 The building is focused on the underground space.The design is providing a space for fun and structural reinforcement by introducing a slope inside.Entire building is a skin.The design is inspired deeply from Japanese culture; the building resembles a Japanese lantern at night and is named after … Continue reading Phase 5.1 : Damla Sucuka

Phase 5: Geliang Zhu

The building has a clear layout of public and private areas.The windows of the building allow people to get in touch with the outside view when they are indoors, and still provide privacy.All units form a system together, but they don't affect each other.The design of the building minimizes its impact to the site.The building … Continue reading Phase 5: Geliang Zhu

Case Study

Documentation The Plan of the Enough House is based on the grid system. The exterior wall are made of 4x8, which fit the grid system. The kitchen and Bathroom took 1/3 of each floor area. The big window which rounded the corner allows sunlight get through, and gives people who live inside a really good … Continue reading Case Study

Aveiyah Gordon Phase 03:

When creating a collage that represents my block I documented all of the houses that were on the block. I broke apart each picture of the houses into pieces and places the different pieces together to make a form of a singluar house. I overlayed and changed the opacity on a quite a few of … Continue reading Aveiyah Gordon Phase 03:

Phase 4: Geliang Zhu

Phase 4: John Mulvey

The site is on W 36th street, just one block west of S Halsted, a vibrant semi commercial strip. There is a large recreational area, Donovan Park, just across the street of our site, which has baseball fields, a basketball court, and a playground. Our site isn't surrounded by many tall buildings, so there is … Continue reading Phase 4: John Mulvey

Phase 4: Nathaniel Staniak

3537 S Wallace Street For my aggregated housing project, my idea of a "unit" became more than just a single house. I decided to use a language of masses and planes to create spaces and tessellations that fit together efficiently. I experimented with the aggregations of these units by looking at how they can make … Continue reading Phase 4: Nathaniel Staniak