MISSING MIDDLE

Professor | James Michael Tate

In a study of vernacular living, a modest home with architectural qualities was selected to analyze and provoke the idea of problematizing the “normal”. In many cases, accessory dwelling units and housing with architectural intention are mutually exclusive. By studying the vernacular project and two precedents, the goal of designing a modest home with architectural attentiveness became obtainable. The ambition of the design was to emphasize the idea of cluster and establish axis through the orientation of porosity. While the accessory dwelling unit is a radical addition to the home, its relationship with the existing home and interior represent the coexistence of affordable housing and design with architectural notion.

01. Hinged axonometric of existing primary unit

02. Cutaway axonometric of proposed accessory dwelling unit