MODULAR HOUSE MATTHEW MONTEROSSO, LYDIA KLUS, ANDY FAILOR MODEST MODULES STUDIO PROFESSOR TERRY BOLING
WITH THE SITE BEING PERCEIVED AS STEEP AND HEAVILY WOODED, THE COMMUNITY CREATED IS PRIVATE AND ISOLATED, YET STILL ENJOY MODERN AMENITIES (WALKING TRAILS AND COMMUNITY CENTER) AND EASY ACCESS VIA ROADWAYS. THE UNITS ARE DESIGNED TO SIT ON HELICAL PILES AND GRADUALLY STEP DOWN AS ADDITIONS CAN BE MADE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SLEEPING SPACE AND A SEPARATE UNIT FOR EXTENDED FAMILY OR CLOSE FRIENDS. THE DRIVER OF THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE UNITS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ALLOW FOR OPPORTUNITY TO AGE IN PLACE DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL USERS. WE HAVE DESIGNED THE SITE PLAN TO HAVE OPPERTUNITY FOR A SECOND PHASE OF HOMES AND CIRCULATION THAT WOULD ALLOW TO DOUBLE THE DENSITY. THE BASE UNIT CAN START SMALL AT 450 SQUARE FEET WITH OPTION TO REMOVE CEILING PANEL AND ADD A LOFT SPACE. FROM THIS BASE UNIT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE AND COTTAGE CAN BE JOINED FROM THE EXTERIOR DECK SPACE. THE ROADWAYS CIRCULATE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL TO ACCOMMODATE THE UNITS GROWING DOWNWARDS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A CARPORT AT THE FRONT OF THE UNIT AND FOR THE GLAZING STRATEGY TO FOCUS ON THE HILLSIDE RATHER THAN THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE GLAZING AND CHARRED WOOD EXTERIOR HELP TO BLEND THE UNIT WITH THE SITE AND CREATE A BLURRED CONCEPTION OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. THE UNITS CONSIST OF PREFABRICATED MASSES, WHICH CAN BE TRANSPORTED ON A FLAT BED TRAILER, AND CRANED ONTO THE PILES. THESE PREFABRICATED MASSES ARE BUILT FROM CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND STRENGTH PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, THE RAW TIMBER IN THE INTERIOR MAKES FOR A WARM AND INVITING SPACE. GIVEN THE LIMITED INTERIOR SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE GOAL IS TO CREATE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE SPACES. IN THE BASE UNIT, WE DESIGNED A MOVING MODULE THAT CAN MOVE ALONG THE HORIZONTAL BUILT-IN BENCH. THIS MODULE CONTAINS A FLIP DOWN DINING table, STORAGE, AND LIBRARY SHELVING. WITH THE ABILITY TO MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU ARE ABLE TO CREATE AN INTIMATE STUDY SPACE THAT FEELS SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM. WHEN WANTING THE OPEN SQUARE FOOTAGE, THIS MODULE CAN BE STORED IN PLACE ALONG THE WALL. MURPHY BEDS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE LOFT SPACE AND ADDITIONAL UNITS TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN SLEEPING SPACE AND ENTERTAINING, DEPENDING ON THE OCCASION.
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