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Ping Pong Porch II
Ping Pong Porch II
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Ping Pong Porch II
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2017
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
Project Team:
Kasey Vliet, Principal in Charge
Tyler Whitney
Henry Peters
Qinwei Wu
Ken Kalchik Design, Construction and Fabrication
SDI, Structural Consultant
In booming real estate markets homeowners with young, growing families are faced with the financial difficulty of buying a larger house and moving, whereas renovating and adding-on may be a more affordable, sustainable option, while improving the building’s performance and function, and reducing construction waste and urban sprawl. This project demonstrates how a family made the decision to grow in place by renovating and adding onto an existing home in two phases.
Phase I is a 600 square foot addition, building envelope upgrade and renovation to the mid-twentieth century home for a family of young professionals with two young children. The living space opens to encourage family interaction and guest entertainment centered on food preparation and dining. A concealed steel beam replaces a structural exterior wall to connect the reconfigured kitchen with the new sunroom and lounge. Large east and south facing operable apertures frame views of the expansive backyard bring warming daylight into the interior and provide passive cross-ventilation. The office structural ceiling is exposed and LED lighting integrated into floor joists in-situ to expand the narrow volume vertically with a clean continuous ceiling while providing a flexible, clear-span desktop.
Phase II extends the living space into a semi-interior volume which rises towards adjacent trees to accommodate a ping-pong match. The sloped roof is in conversation with the existing building form, and contrasts as a visual pause for the more intimate act of dining and conversation while watching the morning sunrise. The sensorial material palette of western red cedar and weathering steel differentiates this extension from the existing, while also contrasting the interior and exterior. The cedar emits a rich aroma, further imprinting the space upon one’s memory, while both materials register time via their patina, creating ever-changing patterns as materials mix with varied lighting conditions.
Kasey Vliet, Principal in Charge
Tyler Whitney
Henry Peters
Qinwei Wu
Ken Kalchik Design, Construction and Fabrication
SDI, Structural Consultant
In booming real estate markets homeowners with young, growing families are faced with the financial difficulty of buying a larger house and moving, whereas renovating and adding-on may be a more affordable, sustainable option, while improving the building’s performance and function, and reducing construction waste and urban sprawl. This project demonstrates how a family made the decision to grow in place by renovating and adding onto an existing home in two phases.
Phase I is a 600 square foot addition, building envelope upgrade and renovation to the mid-twentieth century home for a family of young professionals with two young children. The living space opens to encourage family interaction and guest entertainment centered on food preparation and dining. A concealed steel beam replaces a structural exterior wall to connect the reconfigured kitchen with the new sunroom and lounge. Large east and south facing operable apertures frame views of the expansive backyard bring warming daylight into the interior and provide passive cross-ventilation. The office structural ceiling is exposed and LED lighting integrated into floor joists in-situ to expand the narrow volume vertically with a clean continuous ceiling while providing a flexible, clear-span desktop.
Phase II extends the living space into a semi-interior volume which rises towards adjacent trees to accommodate a ping-pong match. The sloped roof is in conversation with the existing building form, and contrasts as a visual pause for the more intimate act of dining and conversation while watching the morning sunrise. The sensorial material palette of western red cedar and weathering steel differentiates this extension from the existing, while also contrasting the interior and exterior. The cedar emits a rich aroma, further imprinting the space upon one’s memory, while both materials register time via their patina, creating ever-changing patterns as materials mix with varied lighting conditions.
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