Project 2: Contextual Fit
Architectural Design II-ARC257

The task of this project is that The Smith Family has commissioned us to design an addition to their house on the shore of Long Island Sound. The original house, designed in 1965 by architect Richard Meier, has been widely published and is internationally known. Unfortunately, the Owners need some change since the original design does not suit them anymore. The owner specifically requested that the integrity of the original design be respected, yet the new addition should have its own presence.

This is a project that focuses on the fit of three dimensional massing and ordering systems as the design generator in the context of existing forms and three dimensional systems.

Narrative

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have requested to have an addition added onto their home on the Long Island Sound. Mr. and Mrs. Smith love reading but when their kids have their friends over and are playing in the living room they can’t get any quiet to read! Mr. Smith also wants an exercise room to get away from time to time. They would also love to update their master bedroom and bathroom while this renovation is happening! And of course for the rest of the family they want to update their family room and make it larger and add an outdoor deck for them to hang out!

Hierarchy: Family room

Meta- idea: book

Sorting of Spaces

Public

Kitchen

Family room

Living room

Dining room

Deck

Exercise room

Individual

Master Bedroom

Master bathroom

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Private

Master bedroom

Master bathroom

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Group

Deck

Exercise room

Family room

Existing Floor Plans

Existing Building Systems and Patterns

Final Floor Plans

Patio Living Room

Storage Bedroom Bath Kitchen

Lower Level

Open

to

Below

Family Room Patio Living Room

Deck Exercise Room Bedroom CL Bath

Entry level

Open

to

Below

Open to

Below

Open to

Below

Sitting Room

Master Master Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bath Bedroom

Bath

Upper Level

Elevations

North Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

East Elevation

Sections

North Section

South Section

East Section

West Section

3D Sections

Preliminary Designs

The Meta Idea in Place

This is showing how the meta idea looks when put into the actual plan. The left image shows it in plan. The red outline shows the "idea" of an open book. The right image shows it in 3D.