Broken Symmetry
ARCH 1120
Professor Emmanuel Osorno
This project proposes a “doubled” house designed to fit a family of three and two grandparents. The design uses a spatial technique of pushing spaces like closets, stairs, and bathrooms into bars of “thick” space that define the main axes of the house. Using these thick bars, rooms are then extended off of it depending on programmatic requirements. This allows for spaces to feel open, while still having privacy from other rooms. Additionally, it allows the two houses to feel distinct while having a shared spatial logic.
To build upon the idea of two intersecting bars, the space between the two buildings is explored as a social aspect. On the first floor, the intersection of the two linear elements is hidden, giving the residents of each space the sense that there is another structure between them while providing privacy. The second floor creates a outdoor space that challenges this, driving the residents to connect.
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