Trace Townhomes

The next three townhomes to be constructed on the lot next door to my live/work townhome. These are primarily for empty nesters such as myself. There will eventually be 8 townhomes in this mixed use zoning fronting on a city park, with a " Rails to Trails " bike path that runs through the center. 

:: Floor Plans for a Front-loaded House ::

If the 2-car front-loaded garage is a requirement, the attached set of floor plans (currently at design development stage) are an option.

Note:

- Front-loaded plans typically have the family room & kitchen (1st flr) and master suite (2nd flr) located at the rear of the house, as is the case with this set of plans with exception to 2nd Flr C, which is a variation placing the master suite at the front of the house... a porch off the master bedroom, stacked above the 1st Flr front porch, could be an option.

- Flexibility in use of space was of great interest while designing the floor plan variations. 

- The garage could be flipped, front-to-back, if the plan was revised for a rear-loaded lot.

Town center plan for a suburban development in Washington State

Design with Laurence Qamar.  This is a former historic town that was redeveloped as a 60s-style (sprawling) resort development.  They are now trying to redevelop to create a proper town center.  Sprawl Repair!

We used a pattern language, and built on the historic architecture of the previous town.  Concept sketches for the street elevations are below.

Addition to a Small International Style Fire Station

This project is an addition to an International Style fire substation.  The current use is a shoe store.  The original garage doors were replaced with storefront glazing. The addition is of a stock room and a small second floor apartment.  The apartment is on the northwest corner of the building and the solution was to provide a deep overhang and balcony to the west and a large industrial window to the north where there is a view of adjacent verdant residential back yards. The addition is meant to be consistent with the original building, but the programmatic requirements of a stock room and a dwelling unit are different enough from the original purpose of the building that they create an assembly of discrete objects with a common vocabulary.  Attention was paid to how the addition and the original building intersect and how the rear entry from the parking lot interfaces with the original building.

The design method was to work in a simple chipboard model.  Here is an aerial view; the addition is on the left:

 

Here is the view from the street, which faces south:

Here is the view from the southwest.  The apartment is on the second floor:

 Here is the completed building.  The addition is the part of the building to the left of the tree:

Here is the joint between the original building and the addition:

 Here is the northwest corner of the building showing the apartment's north facing industrial window and balcony:

concept sketch for a small mixed use building...what a great way to critique your design!

Fifth Street Townhouses

This design was for an residential project that was stalled during construction due to the financial collapse of the original developer.  The foundation, slab, and all underslab plumbing was done.  I was brought in by the bank to see what could be built without moving anything.  Here is the street facade...

Romance Diamond Below, Rockfish Above

Simple vertical mixed use building.  This was designed and built by my office way back in the late 20th century.  It has held up well in my opinion, except for those skewed Abolights.