Architectural Design II

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Project 2

Project 2 was addition to an existing order, an addition to an existing order first requires

that the ordering system of the prior or prototypical model be perceived and understood.

Then through a series of finite changes and permutations, the original design concept can

be clarified, strengthened, and built upon, rather than destroyed. This project was set up

as a scenario where the Smiths commissioned an addition to their home that was originally

built in 1965, this was to be done without destroying the original building.

Narrative

The Smith Family has commissioned the design of an addition to their house on the shore of Long

Island Sound. The original house, designed in 1965 by architect Richard Meier, has been widely

published and is internationally known. Unfortunately, the Owners needs have change since the original

design, thereby warranting this architectural intervention. The Owner specifically request that the integrity

of the original design be respected, yet the new addition should have its own presence. The Smiths are a

close family and do many activities together. They would really like a more comfortable family room, rather

than the lobby type living room in the existing house. Mr. & Ms. Smith would like the outdoor area to have

a view of the Long Island Sound, and liked the green roof idea.

Rank

1- Family Room

2- Out-door Area

3- Master Bedroom

4- Exercise Room

5- Master Bath

6- Walk-in Closet

The addition was done onto the Smith House, which was built in the 1960s, by Richard Meier.

First the design was broken down into basic concepts such as, circulation, structure, Hierarchy, etc..

I then decided to extrude the circulation and the structural components to connect the new addition to the existing building.

Now using the given functions for scale I made basic 3D geometric shapes.

I then attached them to the 3d model of the Smith house to come up with a few ideas for the addition.

I decided to go with the image on the far left because I liked the way it fit with the building and the terrain.

From there I Farther developed the idea by reshaping, scaling, and put in the extruded components from the Smith house.

After developing the idea for the addition I designed a 2D floor plan for the addition based on the 3D idea.

From the 2D I then constructed a 3D model of the floor plan, at the same time merging it with the existing building.

3D renderings from the back of the building.

3D renderings from the front of the building.

Cross-section views through the middle on the long axis, looking from the water (left) and the front (right).

Elevation views from the front (left) and back (right).

Elevation views from the left and right side of the building.

This is an over view (without rendering) link to a video to show the building. (Click Image)