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House on Morrow Road
House on Morrow Road
Englewood, NJ, United States
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House on Morrow Road
Englewood, NJ, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2017
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
This project, a new custom single-family home on a slightly sloping, shaded lot in a quiet, leafy suburban neighborhood, was designed to address the needs of an elderly couple who wanted to retain full autonomy over their lifestyle. While they wanted to provide ample space for visiting children and grandchildren in this 4,200 square foot house, they also wanted to minimize the area they personally occupy on a typical, daily basis. The design challenge was to create a home that recognized the evolving challenges of a couple aging in place, while ensuring that any design features made to enhance their lifestyle were not obvious or did not detract from the modernist aesthetic expression. And the clients were my parents.
Accommodations were built into the planning and circulation of the house, including a first floor master suite, minimized level changes inside and outside the house, as well as subtly designed built-in amenities that simplify typical tasks. The relatively small lot (.4 acres) and tight zoning setback envelope dictated that the house be built as two stories. However, the first floor was designed to provide all living spaces and amenities needed by the clients, and required a compact circulation flow between primary spaces to minimize travel distance for my parents.
The planning and volumetric reading clearly and diagrammatically distinguishes public from private spaces, reinforced by the house's material palette which reflects the client's love of natural materials including a variety of hard and soft woods and stones, as well as fiber-cement panels on secondary facades, and brushed aluminum trim and clad windows. The central atrium floods the interior with light at all times of day. And the house employs highly energy efficient strategies, including passive solar orientation and shading structures, high efficiency heating / conditioning systems, and a super-insulated envelope with high-performance glazing.
Accommodations were built into the planning and circulation of the house, including a first floor master suite, minimized level changes inside and outside the house, as well as subtly designed built-in amenities that simplify typical tasks. The relatively small lot (.4 acres) and tight zoning setback envelope dictated that the house be built as two stories. However, the first floor was designed to provide all living spaces and amenities needed by the clients, and required a compact circulation flow between primary spaces to minimize travel distance for my parents.
The planning and volumetric reading clearly and diagrammatically distinguishes public from private spaces, reinforced by the house's material palette which reflects the client's love of natural materials including a variety of hard and soft woods and stones, as well as fiber-cement panels on secondary facades, and brushed aluminum trim and clad windows. The central atrium floods the interior with light at all times of day. And the house employs highly energy efficient strategies, including passive solar orientation and shading structures, high efficiency heating / conditioning systems, and a super-insulated envelope with high-performance glazing.
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