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Contextual Fit

A family of four has just moved into the Smith House. The family consists of a husband and wife with their two children, a son and a daughter. The husband is a realtor who primarily works with coastal or beach front properties since he’s from a coastal beach town. In his spare time he enjoys surfing, relaxing on the beach and working out. The wife is a marine biologist who also enjoys a beachy lifestyle. She too enjoys relaxing by the water but also has interest in swimming and scuba diving. The couple enjoy spending time with their family and relaxing after a hard day of work. They also both love the ocean. The kids enjoy playing on the beach and learning about the sea creatures their mother works with. Thus they are looking for the addition to their home to include a relaxing, less formal family space, a master suite for time for themselves, an exercise room since both have physical hobbies and an outdoor space looking over the water. They said they want the family room to be the focal point of their new extension and for the expansion as a whole to have a coastal feel.

Sorting of Spaces

Public

  • Family Room

  • Outdoor Space

Group

  • Family Room

  • Outdoor Space

  • Exercise Room

Loud

  • Family Room

  • Outdoor Space

  • Exercise Room

Private

  • Master Bedroom

  • Master Bathroom

  • Exercise Room

Individual

  • Master Bedroom

  • Master Bathroom

Quiet

  • Master Bedroom

  • Master Bathroom

Hierarchy- 

Family Room

Meta-Idea- 

Ocean

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Contextual Analysis

Existing Floor Plans

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Floor Plan Analysis

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Lower Level

Entry Level

Composite

Upper Level

Enclosure

Hierarchy

Circulation

Closed

Open

Lower Level

Bearing Walls

Column

Girder

Sub

Add

Add/Sub

Mass/Void

Mass

Private

Void

Public

Function

Preliminary Designs

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Design 1

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Design 2

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Design 3

Final Design

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3D Cross Section

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Existing Systems Implemented Into Addition

Columns & Girders

Stairs

Glass Curtain Walls

Railings

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Conceptual Analysis

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Circulation

Structure

Hierarchy

Outdoor/
Indoor

Floor Plans

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Ground Level
 

Entry Level
 

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Upper Level

Sections

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Elevations

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North

South

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East
 

West

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