Project Purpose: design a weekend/research house for a non architecture faculty member on Tablerock Lake, MO. I chose Rebecca Denton, an english professor, who would use her house for writing. She wished for open spaces and natural light throughout the day.
The site itself proved to be a challenge due to the drastic slope down to the lake. Correct angles were essential to provide the viewer with the proper view.
A wish for open spaces called for minimal walls, with interior walls only in the more private bedroom areas. The living room is taller than other spaces to establish it as the focus and to allow for more light. It is also presented as a glass box for this reason. For light throughout the day, clearstory windows wrap around the entire exterior connecting to either side of the glass box. And finally, on individual walls from the clearstories, more windows are placed based on the configuration of the room. It was also expressed that a direct view of the living space from the kitchen was desired.
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