The Design Prints for new U House plan are complete and available immediately. A new web page for the house is posted at our site.
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Selasa, 08 Agustus 2006
0518 U House Design Prints available
The design of the new plan is done.
The Design Prints for new U House plan are complete and available immediately. A new web page for the house is posted at our site.
The Design Prints for new U House plan are complete and available immediately. A new web page for the house is posted at our site.
Minggu, 30 Juli 2006
0518 U House model done
The model of the house is done,
now I can move on to creating the Design Prints. I have to add some "props" to the model and export images. Design prints should be available next week.
now I can move on to creating the Design Prints. I have to add some "props" to the model and export images. Design prints should be available next week.
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Kamis, 20 Juli 2006
Modified Plat House for Vermont site
I've just completed an extensively modified Plat House for a site in Vermont
The mods were so extensive that it is really hard to even call it a modification. It is practically a whole new house. The plan has been expanded from 2 to 3 bedrooms, and an attached 2 car garage added to the arrival side of the house. The floor plan retains very little of the original Plat House arrangement.
The way the house is being built differs from the original as well. Here the main roof will be composed of SIPs panels, rather than the engineered joists. As a result the overhangs are composed of the full thickness of the SIPs panels rather than the metal roof panels alone as in the original house. Although the profile of the house is similar that roof detail is a departure in character with this version taking on a decidedly mid-century feeling in some of the details.
The construction should begin in a few weeks. Preparation at the site has begun, and the drive has already been laid.
As you can see it is another beautiful site and we are looking forward to seeing it come together. The owner has promised to share this with us as it happens.
The mods were so extensive that it is really hard to even call it a modification. It is practically a whole new house. The plan has been expanded from 2 to 3 bedrooms, and an attached 2 car garage added to the arrival side of the house. The floor plan retains very little of the original Plat House arrangement.
The way the house is being built differs from the original as well. Here the main roof will be composed of SIPs panels, rather than the engineered joists. As a result the overhangs are composed of the full thickness of the SIPs panels rather than the metal roof panels alone as in the original house. Although the profile of the house is similar that roof detail is a departure in character with this version taking on a decidedly mid-century feeling in some of the details.
The construction should begin in a few weeks. Preparation at the site has begun, and the drive has already been laid.
As you can see it is another beautiful site and we are looking forward to seeing it come together. The owner has promised to share this with us as it happens.
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Sabtu, 15 Juli 2006
Seaside House renderings
We explore materials and texture on the house
The owner was interested in turning the exterior over to stucco. I wanted to add another layer of texture that broke down the scale of the large surfaces, and also reveal something about what was an addition and what was existing.
A friend, Jeff Jacobs, ran the modeler through rendering software he was experimenting with. He is a master with several different rendering packages.
Sunset at the beach.
The owner was interested in turning the exterior over to stucco. I wanted to add another layer of texture that broke down the scale of the large surfaces, and also reveal something about what was an addition and what was existing.
A friend, Jeff Jacobs, ran the modeler through rendering software he was experimenting with. He is a master with several different rendering packages.
Sunset at the beach.
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Kamis, 13 Juli 2006
An IBU (shipping container) based house - for real
Architect Peter DeMaria working with TAW brings their first IBU based project to life.
This is for real - a house built with IBUs, or Intermodal Building Units (yes thats our name for shipping containers) which is being built in Rednodo Beach California and has been permitted through perhaps one of the most restrictive permitting environments in the country. Architect Peter DeMaria working with TAW is building the first project born of their efforts. Its very exciting to see a real project coming about, permitted and approved as a legitimate building system.
These images following are from an article appearing in the LA Times
rendering by DeMaria Associates
This is Peter DeMaria at the building site. Photo by Don Kelson of the LA Times.
There are interviews and a lot of info about the project in the article so have a look.
This is for real - a house built with IBUs, or Intermodal Building Units (yes thats our name for shipping containers) which is being built in Rednodo Beach California and has been permitted through perhaps one of the most restrictive permitting environments in the country. Architect Peter DeMaria working with TAW is building the first project born of their efforts. Its very exciting to see a real project coming about, permitted and approved as a legitimate building system.
These images following are from an article appearing in the LA Times
rendering by DeMaria Associates
This is Peter DeMaria at the building site. Photo by Don Kelson of the LA Times.
There are interviews and a lot of info about the project in the article so have a look.
Technorati Tags: container house, modern design, modern house, prefab house
Kamis, 29 Juni 2006
0242 Plat House on Prince Edward Island
First photos of a new 0242 Plat House under construction on Prince Edward Island
On a beautiful site overlooking a lazy bend in a river another Plat House is taking shape.
This Plat House has been modified to create 3 bedrooms, and adjust the roof overhangs for its siting facing roughly north. There have also been some other common sense changes for climate with the window sizes. The owners worked with local PEI architect Ross Macintosh to prepare a modified floor plan to suit their needs.
Inside we can see that they have built the house on a radiant heated slab - very nice. We are very happy to not only see more Plat Houses built, but also to see people fearlessly adapting them to their needs. We are looking forward to seeing more of the other Plat House projects underway in other parts of the country.
On a beautiful site overlooking a lazy bend in a river another Plat House is taking shape.
This Plat House has been modified to create 3 bedrooms, and adjust the roof overhangs for its siting facing roughly north. There have also been some other common sense changes for climate with the window sizes. The owners worked with local PEI architect Ross Macintosh to prepare a modified floor plan to suit their needs.
Inside we can see that they have built the house on a radiant heated slab - very nice. We are very happy to not only see more Plat Houses built, but also to see people fearlessly adapting them to their needs. We are looking forward to seeing more of the other Plat House projects underway in other parts of the country.
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Selasa, 27 Juni 2006
Small addition, second scheme
Adding the deck back in, and trying a different roof line.
The input from the first scheme was that the upper level balcony was really desired. This dictated opening up the existing bedroom windows to doors. As far as the roofline, while it was worked into the new composition the feeling was that the image of the old house roofline was still too strong and they wanted it to go away! This feedback led to the development of a new scheme, shown here:
Now the existing roof line is hidden behind a new fascia, the roof slope of the new master bedroom turned to match up with the new fascia. The existing roof line still exists behind so we still manage to avoid reframing the existing roof, but the house turns a completely new facade to the street
And yes, that is the existing attic vent worked into the new composition! This is still a rough massing model which will need further development.
The input from the first scheme was that the upper level balcony was really desired. This dictated opening up the existing bedroom windows to doors. As far as the roofline, while it was worked into the new composition the feeling was that the image of the old house roofline was still too strong and they wanted it to go away! This feedback led to the development of a new scheme, shown here:
Now the existing roof line is hidden behind a new fascia, the roof slope of the new master bedroom turned to match up with the new fascia. The existing roof line still exists behind so we still manage to avoid reframing the existing roof, but the house turns a completely new facade to the street
And yes, that is the existing attic vent worked into the new composition! This is still a rough massing model which will need further development.
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