Suburban Plan: 004

Designed for a larger suburban site, this plan represents a departure from the typical suburban home. The second floor is rotated 90 degrees relative to the first which offers opportunities for dramatic cantilevers, overhangs and a more sculptural massing of the home as well as opportunities to create outdoor space on the second level that is adjacent to multi-purpose space.

Increasing the floor to floor height provides opportunities to create true clerestory windows that can rise above kitchen appliances, cabinets and the like to produce dramatically more open interior space and open the house to light and views.

Finally, the use of interior fireplace elements, casework and exterior massing, functional, informal and private spaces are screened from the more public parts of the house and blocks views from the outside.

Side Elevation

Front entry and garage entry .

3-D Conceptual Rendering: Front Yard

3-D Conceptual Rendering: Back Yard

3-D Conceptual Rendering: Living Room

The fireplace serves as an anchor for the space and separates the more “public” living room area from the family room beyond.

3-D Conceptual Rendering: Living Room

From the living room, one can peer into the kitchen and dining areas and can see the volume of the second floor above through the exterior windows.

First Floor Plan

With the kitchen located at the center between the Living Room and Dining Room, the heart of the house is where people tend to congregate not only in their daily lives but also when entertaining. The fireplace and casework provide a modicum of separation between family and living rooms.

Second Floor Plan

The stairs are organized around the central plumbing of the master bath and powder room. They also serve to separate the master bedroom from the rest of the second floor. The multipurpose space is strategically located to be shared easily and opens to a generous outdoor terrace.