CONTEXTUAL FIT

SMITH HOUSE

Objective: the objective of this project is to create an addition to the smith’s house. We will be adding a master suite, a family and an exercise room. The new building will have to match in context the existing building. Systems such as additive/subtractive and structure will be necessary to blend both the new and the existing part of the house.

Narrative: for this addition the required room and spaces are; a master suite, and exercise room, a family room and an outdoor sitting area. The master bedroom will be at the highest altitude of the new building and will overlook the rest of the spaces. The shape and the height of the master bedroom will give the occupant a feeling of hierarchy. The meta idea for the addition is a sailboat, the new structure will take the shape of a sailboat and will accommodate all the spaces required. Same type of structure from the existing building will be part of the new one.

Hierarchy: out of the four new spaces that I will be designing, the new master bedroom will be the most important one. This particular space will be a cylinder shape to be distinguished from the rest of the spaces. This space will have its own sitting area located on the third floor and will over look the water.

Ranking:

Master bedroom

Family room

Living room

Outdoor sitting area

Kitchen

Sorting:

Master bedroom ----- Private

Living room ------------ Public

Family room ----------- Public

Kitchen ----------------- Public

Outdoor area --------- public

Master bedroom ----- enclosed

Living room ------------ open

Family room ----------- open

Kitchen ----------------- enclosed

Outdoor area --------- open

System such as circulatory system, additive/subtractive and open/enclosure will be kept the same for the new building.

SYSTEM ANALYSIS