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29 Palms Winter home
Occupant:
My client was moving from a mid 18th Century traditional
Connecticut farmhouse to the desert outside of Joshua Tree National Park. This was to be a winter home, with her summer
home in Canada.
Program:
· Convert
existing small concrete block home built in 1950s by previous owner into a guest
house.
· Minimize
disruption to site
· New home to
be fully accessible during all stages of life.
· Security
and privacy are important
· Design
cues to be from mid-Century Palm Springs architecture, but plan to reflect a
more traditional separation between rooms, similar to client’s current Connecticut
farmhouse.
· Capture
all rainwater, encourage passive heating and cooling through correct use of
operable windows on North and South facades.
Minimize openings and glazing on East and West.
· Provide
wind protected spaces.
Solution:
· guest The existing home’s modern style is strengthened
by the addition of a higher roof over the existing carport areas. Part of this area was enclosed for dining,
while sliding glass doors open to a covered patio. The large mass of the chimney establishes the
living/kitchen location, and provides a transition between the new sloped roof
and the existing flat roof.
· site The straw bale and Gabion walls are extended
into the landscape to provide wind protection and security. The entry and carport for the new home is on
the same level as the existing guest house. The rest of the home continues above the
sloped desert floor. A chimney mass and
stairway wall provide support for the floors, and minimize disruption to the
existing earth.
·
new home Straw bale and Gabion walls extend into the
new home. The flat roofs are elevated
above the exterior walls by an 18” high band of glazing, allowing diffused
light throughout the interior. A private
court with water allows a secure area for living, eating and sleeping. Guest room/den shares a fireplace with the
dining room and has an exterior stair leading to a viewing lounge. Stacked on top of the fireplace below, the
lounge’s fireplace mass extends through the sloped vegetated roof. This recalls the guest house chimney, but
expresses dominance in its greater size and rougher materials. Scheme 1 explored the use of folded plate
roofs and large corrugated rainwater storage tanks.
My client was moving from a mid 18th Century traditional
Connecticut farmhouse to the desert outside of Joshua Tree National Park. This was to be a winter home, with her summer
home in Canada.
Program:
· Convert
existing small concrete block home built in 1950s by previous owner into a guest
house.
· Minimize
disruption to site
· New home to
be fully accessible during all stages of life.
· Security
and privacy are important
· Design
cues to be from mid-Century Palm Springs architecture, but plan to reflect a
more traditional separation between rooms, similar to client’s current Connecticut
farmhouse.
· Capture
all rainwater, encourage passive heating and cooling through correct use of
operable windows on North and South facades.
Minimize openings and glazing on East and West.
· Provide
wind protected spaces.
Solution:
· guest The existing home’s modern style is strengthened
by the addition of a higher roof over the existing carport areas. Part of this area was enclosed for dining,
while sliding glass doors open to a covered patio. The large mass of the chimney establishes the
living/kitchen location, and provides a transition between the new sloped roof
and the existing flat roof.
· site The straw bale and Gabion walls are extended
into the landscape to provide wind protection and security. The entry and carport for the new home is on
the same level as the existing guest house. The rest of the home continues above the
sloped desert floor. A chimney mass and
stairway wall provide support for the floors, and minimize disruption to the
existing earth.
·
new home Straw bale and Gabion walls extend into the
new home. The flat roofs are elevated
above the exterior walls by an 18” high band of glazing, allowing diffused
light throughout the interior. A private
court with water allows a secure area for living, eating and sleeping. Guest room/den shares a fireplace with the
dining room and has an exterior stair leading to a viewing lounge. Stacked on top of the fireplace below, the
lounge’s fireplace mass extends through the sloped vegetated roof. This recalls the guest house chimney, but
expresses dominance in its greater size and rougher materials. Scheme 1 explored the use of folded plate
roofs and large corrugated rainwater storage tanks.
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