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A university project for arch 345 architecture design and technology ii at wentworth institute of technology. Students are tasked with designing a house on a 2,500 sq ft urban plot in an american city with a hot-arid climate, inspired by jørn utzon's approach to respecting individual privacy and community character. The house should accommodate a family, a home-office, parking, and various living spaces, while considering passive systems, courtyard houses, and the arid climate. Students must submit schemes and refined drawings throughout the semester, with a final review in march.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology Department of Architecture Spring 2005 “By looking at how people lived, I quickly discovered that all the small gardens were filled with tool sheds and hobby sheds, and old cars stood there and pleasure crafts, etc. So I designed a town plan and a house type that accepted that, within their own area, people could do as they pleased in their leisure time without upsetting their neighbors and without having any special easement. Such a house and such a town plan respected this assuming the individual right to enjoy private life; but at the same time the resulting part of the town was then to have a common character as seen from outside so that it became a small community.” Jørn Utzon, Houses for Skane (A southern province of Sweden), PROJECT 2: A House (Passive Systems) Exercise Design a house, to be constructed on an imaginary plot of land, located on an urban corner block in an American city with a hot-arid climate and latitude of 33 degrees. The lot’s area is 2,500 square feet, with dimensions of fifty by fifty feet. The lot opens to the street on two sides, and is enclosed on the remaining two sides by eight-foot high masonry walls belonging to the neighboring houses. To the south there is a 30- foot high tree. In the summer months, a prevailing cooler breeze comes from the mountains to the north. See the attached diagram for more information. Premises According to zoning guidelines, the house’s maximum footprint is 45% of the lot. It is possible to excavate to a maximum of ten (10) feet below ground and to construct to a height of twenty (20) feet above the street level. According to the site and the program, it is important to consider the positions of the party walls as opportunities for the design. The house should also take advantage of vertical relationships between superimposed plans with double- or triple-height spaces and the potential of interior courtyards for illumination, ventilation, and recreation. The intention is to give spatial consistency to the project, while also developing ideas about controlling the elements. Program The following elements should be accommodated in each design:
Wentworth Institute of Technology Department of Architecture Spring 2005