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Urban House A
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Concept
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
Situated behind an urban row housing dating from the early 20th century in a developing district of Jersey City, the existing structure is an independent coach house constructed of masonry and timber frame. The client aimed to convert the existing coach house into a modern home and office. Our concept entailed removing the existing interior and upgrading, renovating, and reinforcing the external brick-masonry shell.
The exterior reflects the coach house’s history and memory, remaining anchored to its context and history.
The interior, organized along a vertical linear gallery that spans the length of the existing masonry wall, is an open and fluid space. The efficient program layout of the private living spaces includes a master bedroom suite, two guestrooms, and a shared bathroom module. The living area is separate from the private spaces, ensuring privacy and comfort. A full home office on the lower garden level, with its own separate entrance, adds to the functionality of the space.
The gallery atrium also organises the vertical circulation linking the workspace on the garden level and the living area on the 1st floor. The master bedroom suite and 2 guestrooms with a shared bathroom module are located on the 2nd floor adjacent to the vertical linear atrium gallery, with a view down this linear vertical open space.
Natural resource conscience, the coach house incorporates photovoltaic panels installed on the upper portion of the house to generate and store energy for interior consumption and other power needs. Recycled materials would be utilised as much as possible with appliances that consume less energy. Maximizing sunlight during the day helps to diminish the need for artificial lighting, and thermal energy from the existing brick masonry wall will help to provide excellent mass during the summer and store warm heat during winter.
The exterior reflects the coach house’s history and memory, remaining anchored to its context and history.
The interior, organized along a vertical linear gallery that spans the length of the existing masonry wall, is an open and fluid space. The efficient program layout of the private living spaces includes a master bedroom suite, two guestrooms, and a shared bathroom module. The living area is separate from the private spaces, ensuring privacy and comfort. A full home office on the lower garden level, with its own separate entrance, adds to the functionality of the space.
The gallery atrium also organises the vertical circulation linking the workspace on the garden level and the living area on the 1st floor. The master bedroom suite and 2 guestrooms with a shared bathroom module are located on the 2nd floor adjacent to the vertical linear atrium gallery, with a view down this linear vertical open space.
Natural resource conscience, the coach house incorporates photovoltaic panels installed on the upper portion of the house to generate and store energy for interior consumption and other power needs. Recycled materials would be utilised as much as possible with appliances that consume less energy. Maximizing sunlight during the day helps to diminish the need for artificial lighting, and thermal energy from the existing brick masonry wall will help to provide excellent mass during the summer and store warm heat during winter.
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