Okay, so it's been a really long time since we posted anything. We have been working like crazy on the house drawings, (every night and weekend) and are now up to 27 sheets. Although, the work we are currently doing isn't exactly pretty pictures. Below I am posting a few of the preliminary drawings just for fun and we'll try and update everything soon.
Preliminary Site Plan:
The premise behind the Urban Reserve is a neighborhood of urban, custom designed, modern, LEED certified residences. LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design was created to help implement strategies for sustainable design and construction. Points are given for each sustainable credit you meet with the certification levels ranging from Certified to Platinum. One goal is to choose the smallest site and build on the least amount of open space possible. Therefore, our lot is only 40' wide by 125' feet long. The West portion of the site drops down a pretty steep slope, therefore the back portion of the house will cantilever over the edge.
Preliminary First Floor Plan:
Ross and I had so much in mind when designing this floor plate. You are only allowed to build on half of the lot, so our home could only be 20'-0" wide. We wanted the house to feel spacious but needed to implement the most efficient use of space possible. (This plan will be updated with color as soon as I have the chance.)
Preliminary Second Floor Plan:
Preliminary front view:
This is a front view of the house from the very first sketchup model Aaron did in our initial design phase. As you can see the exterior is clean and simple with a fiber cement board rainscreen. The plan as changed and so has the model. So look forward to interior views as well!
This view shows how the houses work together. The fence for our home will extend to the wall of the neighbors house. One of the design rules of the Urban Reserve is that you cannot have Northern facing windows in which a person could look down from, only clerestory windows. Therefore, our side yard will be our own private outdoor courtyard.
