Accessory Dwelling Unit

PROJECT BRIEF WAS TO DESIGN AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT:

– CAPTURED THE NORTH VIEWS, AND BUFFERED THE PUBLIC SPACES FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH.

– CREATE A LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT BLURRED THE LINES BETWEEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LIVING, WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING AREAS OF RETREAT AND ENCLOSURE.

– CLEARLY DEFINE THE PROGRAMMATIC USES WITH THE OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM.

TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS WE:

– CREATED A SINGLE VOLUME OF LIVING WITH A SLOPED ROOF, SUPPORTED BY AN EXPRESSIVE STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAM AND CEDAR COLUMN.

– CREATE A ‘BAR’ OF CORRUGATED METAL TO HOUSE THE TWO BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS.

– CREATE A CLEAR MATERIAL PALETTE:

– CEDAR FOR LIVING, METAL FOR SLEEPING

Design Challenge

IN ORDER TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE PROGRAMMATIC USES WITH THE OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM, WE CREATED A ‘BAR’ OF CORRUGATED METAL TO HOUSE THE TWO BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS, AND CLAD THE 'LIVING' SPACES IN CEDAR.

Physical Context

TO CAPTURE THE NORTH VIEWS, AND BUFFER THE PUBLIC SPACES FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH, WE CREATED A ‘BAR’ OF CORRUGATED METAL TO HOUSE THE TWO BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS AND CREATED A SINGLE VOLUME OF LIVING WITH A SLOPED ROOF, SUPPORTED BY AN EXPRESSIVE STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAM AND CEDAR COLUMN.