case study 02
Location : boca raton , FL
Area : 3,000 S.F.
Phase : design development
The Case Study 02 House is a commission that tested the combination of modern design efficiency and construction costs for a house that could be built quickly with local contractor knowledge and materials. The concept focuses on the users’ privacy toward the suburban context the house sits in and immediately transforms into an open garden pavilion upon entering the structure. The result is a Brutalist concept with minimal widows to the front of the house facing the street and an open transparent view of the yard/ garden areas that have floor to ceiling storefront glass. The house’s first floor main room has the kitchen, living room and dining room in one open room for efficiency and transparency. There is also a minimal open porch that makes a transition between the interior main room and the outdoor garden. Lastly there are two guest rooms which have a private garden area abutting the garage and main room.
The second floor is accessed by a sculptural staircase in the main room. The second floor has the master suite and an additional bedroom. The master site has a vast terrace over the first floor bedrooms. The set up for the terrace allows the user to add more terrace space over the garage to the front and the first floor terrace to the backyard making it customizable.
The house is primarily built out of three concrete block walls which form the main structure of the house. The floors are made of 2ft tall open wood truss members. The materials are being kept to a minimal design approach that sources few and durable locally available materials. The garden will be all native Florida landscape providing the client with a sustainable living environment free of pesticides and costly maintenance. This house concept is designed to be adjusted and changed in many ways to suit future sites as needed with the client having the ability to change out components, colors, materials and add green building elements while still keeping the same essential design.
