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This
prototype is designed for a professional couple (one of whom
works out of the home) with two children, but can accommodate a
variety of family types and living arrangements. It is designed
for a “skinny” lot.
The house is
an elongated tube, with the entry, circulation and storage along
one side. The open stairway leads up to a penthouse, and acts as
a solar chimney, allowing the house to be naturally ventilated.
The roof terrace affords extra views that are so desirable in
Seattle. The penthouse is topped with photo-voltaic panels,
mounted on a movable track that provides shelter on rainy days.
The house is
wrapped in rain-screen siding, to modulate the light entering
the house - in places (as at the stairway) this screen runs over
the windows.
The
two-car garage is buried, and the backyard terrace runs over it
to maximize outdoor space.
Floor area
statistics:
Main Floor - 780 s.f.;
Upper
Floor – 740 s.f.;
Garage
– 340 s.f.
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