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Watts Street House
Watts Street House
Durham, NC, United States
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Watts Street House
Durham, NC, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
Our clients had the desire to relocate to the historic Trinity Park neighborhood, positioned within close proximity to Downtown Durham and Duke University’s East Campus. This neighborhood is a mixture of 100-year-old homes with a common regional vernacular of expansive front porches and orderly compositions.
The volumetric massing of this residence immediately responds to its context using a consistent setback envelope, an expansive front porch and terraced yard. The entry to this house is on a strong axis with an adjacent school’s entrance, establishing a meaningful connection. Programmatically, the residence is organized along this same axis with a large entry gallery and stair. On the main level, the public zones open out onto the front porch, fostering a connection from the interior to the neighborhood – a reflection of the community that our clients sought to join. The space planning of the private zones, including the primary suite, focuses on seclusion with direct access to the private rear garden. Directly accessible from the primary bedroom, a large covered deck hovers over the yard, creating a private outdoor room for the clients. Connecting the main level spaces, a light-filled stair leads to a roof deck, which gives views of the tree canopy of the neighborhood, as well as the nearby university campus and the skyline of the city.
The material palate of the house is simple, yet refined. The exterior is an assortment of cypress, brick, metal and stucco. Grounding the house to its site, are the masonry terrace walls that turn and continue as the basement and foundation walls. On the main level, the porch contains a zone of cypress siding, with the large overhangs as the relief. The interior contains a calm palate of white oak flooring, porcelain tile and metal handrails with glass guards.
The volumetric massing of this residence immediately responds to its context using a consistent setback envelope, an expansive front porch and terraced yard. The entry to this house is on a strong axis with an adjacent school’s entrance, establishing a meaningful connection. Programmatically, the residence is organized along this same axis with a large entry gallery and stair. On the main level, the public zones open out onto the front porch, fostering a connection from the interior to the neighborhood – a reflection of the community that our clients sought to join. The space planning of the private zones, including the primary suite, focuses on seclusion with direct access to the private rear garden. Directly accessible from the primary bedroom, a large covered deck hovers over the yard, creating a private outdoor room for the clients. Connecting the main level spaces, a light-filled stair leads to a roof deck, which gives views of the tree canopy of the neighborhood, as well as the nearby university campus and the skyline of the city.
The material palate of the house is simple, yet refined. The exterior is an assortment of cypress, brick, metal and stucco. Grounding the house to its site, are the masonry terrace walls that turn and continue as the basement and foundation walls. On the main level, the porch contains a zone of cypress siding, with the large overhangs as the relief. The interior contains a calm palate of white oak flooring, porcelain tile and metal handrails with glass guards.
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