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JACOB ZUCH Mid-semester Portfolio Spring 2017 Northeastern University
FREE PLAN Chiefly drawing inspiration from Le Corbusier’s Petite Maison and Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, I created a layered experience within my Free Plan design. There are layers of walls dividing more private and more public spaces: a property wall, exterior walls, and interior “core” walls. I also designed layers of verticality through a raised threshold, a house built on a raised platform, differing heights of interior and exterior walls, and a property wall of varied height responding to site conditions. These layers emphasize the relationships between service space, served space, and exterior space in my design.
Plan view of model
Plan
Plan diagram
Porch/threshold
Front door
Interior cores
Back facade
Porch/threshold
Ribbon window
Plan diagram
FARNSWORTH HOUSE Plan diagram Plan view of model
PETITE MAISON
RAUM PLAN To design my own Raum Plan house, I looked to Adolf Loos’ Tzara House, other residential houses by Loos, and the NA House by Sou Fujimoto. From there, I designed a house that struck a balance between functionality and the significant characteristics of Raum Plan. My design includes many small level changes between volumes, resulting in a more complex spatial experience than traditional residences with strictly defined levels. The volumes, each one a room with a particular function, are nestled together and tucked into a sloped site. They are connected through a clear circulation path indicated by small sets of stairs and a main staircase.
Model
Axon diagrams Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Raum Projection Axonometrics Scaled to fit
Front facade
Upper floor rooms
Plan 1
Plan 2
Section A
Section B
Model Elevations
Axon diagrams
Living room
TZARA HOUSE Jacob Zuch
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Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Raum Plan Enclosures + Volumetrics Scaled to fit Raum Plan Volumetrics
Raum Plan Interior V Scaled to fit
Axon diagrams
MOLLER HOUSE Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Raum Plan Enclosures + Volumetrics Scaled to fit
Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Raum Plan Volumetrics Scaled to fit
Jacob Zuch ARCH 1120 Benjamin Peek
Axon diagrams
MÃœLLER HOUSE Raum Plan Enclosures + Volumetrics Scaled to fit
Raum Plan Interior Volumetrics Scaled to fit
Axon diagrams
NA HOUSE Raum Plan Enclosures + Volumetrics Raum Plan Interior Volumetrics Scaled to fit Scaled to fit Raum Plan Volumetrics Scaled to fit
THICK-THIN To address the tactic of thick-thin, the Poli and Wolf Houses by Pezo von Ellrichshausen informed my design. I pushed servant spaces and circulation outward to create a thickend wall condition, keeping larger, "thinner" living spaces centralized. Openings on the exterior walls hint at the program within. Spaces are defined through both actual and implied boundaries, as well as small level changes as seen in Raum Plan. The main living space volumetrically connects the lower level to the upper level. Spaces are also connected through the alignment of wall openings and two main staircases on opposite sides of the house.
Thick-Thin Projection Axonometric Diagrams Scaled to fit
Model
Axon diagrams
Main living space
Back stair
Plan 1
Plan 2
Section A
Section B
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Wolf House Axonometric Diagrams Scaled to fit
Poli House Axonometric Diagrams Scaled to fit
Model
Living room
Axon diagrams
WOLF HOUSE
Axon diagrams
POLI HOUSE