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DUALITY

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二元性

WuHOME

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CONVERGED HORIZON

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HOT MESS

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交會天地 雜亂

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永恆瞬間

棲息平凡

DUALITY DATE April 2014 MEDIUM Basswood SketchUp Adobe Suite INSTRUCTOR William Taylor

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The objective of this conceptual project is to understand and depict the rules of a logical system governing ‘movements’, and interpret these moves in terms of a physical form.

A turn-base game involving opposing players offers an opportunity to depict ‘duality’; while the temporal nature of the game creates a challenge of formal presentation.

此 概 念 作 品 的 主 旨 是 在 理 解 、描 述 一 個 主 導「 動 作 」的 邏 輯 系 統、並 透 過 實 體 上 的 表 象 將 這 些 動 作 翻 譯 出 來 。

輪 流 制 的 比 賽 有 兩 方 玩 家 、可 說 是「 二 元 性 」概 念 的 一 種 代 表；

而要將比賽時的時間性轉換為實質的形體來表現則是個挑戰。

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This is an exercise to materialize a 2D timebased activity The object of study is the game (board game) of ‘Jeson Mor’ - a Mongolian chess into a 3D form. variant where the objective is to occupy the central square (pink square) and hold it for one turn.

true to its Mongolian origin, all pieces are knights and move as such!

First: a game is played... by myself...

brilliant move, Cary!

What we end up with are a number of pieces from both opponents. These pieces are differentiated by different construction material: sticks vs. sheets

Then, forms are extruded: with the z axis as time, a 3D trail of moves materializes. A duality of center versus periphery becomes apparent as all the grid is modipieces vie for the central square. fied to emphasize this by enlarging the squares with most strategic value.

Finally, they are placed into position and rearranged into a cube. The skin that wraps the cube are the 3D forms projected back onto a 2D surface. the pieces are split

into sets of 3 on each side.

Each set is placed on a different x,y,z-axis.

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The pieces are placed on boards oriented different axis, generating a cube of ‘vessels’ that congregate into the ‘heart’. The moves are then projected back on to a 2D skin that wraps into a cube.

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WuHOME DATE 2014/15 MEDIUM SketchUp Adobe Suite SITE Tainan, Taiwan

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This personal project is a journey of my design approaches over the course of a year. The brief is kept the same, but periodic rethinking of the designs results in dramatically different iterations. This exercise provided me with new insights to the variation of design strategies dealing with an identical problem. The following pages depict the most recent version of the WuHome. 這 項 個 人 作 品 是 我 一 年 以 來 、斷 斷 續 續 的 設 計 旅 程 。作

品 整 體 架 構 保 持 不 變 、但 是 不 定 期 的 新 思 考 激 發 出 不 同 的 設 計 方 向 、展 現 了 許 多 風 格 迥 異 的 樣 貌 、促 使 我 對

處 理 問 題 的 看 法 有 了新 的 見 解 。以 下 的 幾 頁 呈 現 了「吳 居」的 最 新 版 本 。

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The site is a typical in-fill plot in the suburbs of Tainan City; wedged between two uninspiring new constructions.

Countless iterations of the design have been studied, and then re-imagined.

Several of them were fully flushed out.

This latest iteration involves a thick division wall separating the site into two-halves.

Programmatic and circulator spaces alter the wall, pushing, pulling, and punching through it.

(the scheme documented in the follow pages is the forth complete redesign)

this first one is a bit bizarre...

a bachelor pad? child-free paradise?

gugugaga. i’m a catalyst for construction!

The nature of the wall allows the possibility for a construction in stages to accommodate the growth of its occupants.

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Expanding the programs to the right, adding elevator and completely filling out the site turns it into a multi generation home: from pediatric to geriatric.

When fully built-up, the living-dining-kitchen cluster occupies the second floor and is completely open to the expansive atrium on the other side of the division wall.

The living room opens out to the deck and feels like a platform floating in the midst of the house

The more intimate spaces are boxes perched up high between the enclosure and the division wall; carefully positioned to avoid visual connections to common spaces - yet maintain a relation to the rest of the home.

it’s part-atmospheric tea-house for now... but one day, when i’m old, this becomes a convenient stair-free bedroom!

On the ground floor, underneath the livingdining-kitchen-deck, is a guest suite that can be completely tucked into the wall.

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Form Typology flow chart depicting the four main ideas (push to side, split front-back, split left-right, and pyramid), its relationships, mixed forms, and reversal of positive/negative space.

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View from back.

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library tea-house study

laundry master suite kitchen

dining living convertible bed rm.

garage

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phase one facade

elevator addition

children suite

event space

phase two addition

foyer

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DATE Fall 2018 MEDIUM Plaster Concrete Resin Silicone INSTRUCTOR Chris Brown Thea von Geldern SITE Portland, OR

Atmospheres have the ability to inspire and allow for deep connections to place by appealing to our sensory responses; architecture is a reservoir for atmospheres. This project conveys atmosphere through a medium of practical program - a ‘Center for Food’. It is located upon a contentious site of opposing neighborhoods values. The approach to achieving the desired atmosphere while satisfying the building needs is through a method of tactile hands-on model-making: from conceptual to completion. 空間所擁有的氣氛能夠吸引我們的感官並深層建立我們與那空 間的連結：建築即是氣氛的儲藏庫 。本建設座落於城市窮富對立

區交接處、目標是要以「餐飲中心」這構想來彌補兩區間的分裂、 吸引雙方的住戶、並以適當的建築設計創造出氣氛 。這作品從概 念研發至作品完成、利用的是製作模型時的觸覺質感模式 。

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The battle of gentrification created a division of the city. The park blocks, a place meant for gathering instead becomes ‘no-man’s land’.

This segregation of neighborhoods becomes a division of spaces based on differing lifestyles and mind-sets.

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can we pull them together, EVENT. overlapping the spatial needs of such differing lifestyles?

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Like water slowly chipping the earth away, altering the horizon, a stereotomic approach is set.

The site is extruded skyward, then dug by paths of convergence between human movement.

OLD TONW / CHINATOWN.

GARDENING.

Pragmatically this would be a neighborhood kitchen PEARL. where food can be cooked, PARK/PLAZA. EVENT. shared and new social cirHOME. cles formed. But what would DINING. The horizonWORK. comes to mind this place be spatially?

STREET. as an inspiration. It is a place GARDENING. TOWN. more than the sum of its OLD/CHINA parts: not quite earth and not quite sky, but is where we all converge and overlap.

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The sky cuts into the building, eroding it as the ages would to the landscape - creating more horizon.

The result is a canyon like monolithic structure, anchoring both neighborhoods together. circulation within mimics mountain passages a hike from the earth, on the horizon towards the sky

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Problem Models defining abstractly the tension and problems of the site: Fragmentation // Patch Solution Lack of identity // Neglect Incompatible // Ignored 22

Abstract solution to the problems as represented by Concept Models: Linger // Permeation Glue // Horizon Convergence // Spatial Model 23

Central Courtyard 1/2� = 1’ silicone caste plaster

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Contemplation Garden 1/2� = 1’ silicone caste plaster

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HOT MESS

HAUTE MASS

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DATE Spring 2019 MEDIUM Rhino Adobe Suite Museum Boards INSTRUCTOR Donald Corner Jenny Young Stephen Duff SITE Vicenza, Italy

Walls talk. The chaos of European vernacular architecture tells a story of its past. A single space may be enclosed by four walls from four different centuries, each rich with history. The results are profoundly atmospheric spaces where every nook and cranny tells a story. It is a process piled on by the zeitgeist of its times, the product of continual additive architecture laid upon the foundations of its past. This palimpsest nature of European cities sparked the idea of a visible story; carefully building upon the urban-scape, curating a narrative - turning a prominent hot mess into a landmark haute mass. 牆 會 說 話 。歐 洲 看 似 雜 亂 的 建 築 描 述 了 過 去 豐 富 的 故 事 。一 個 看 似 簡 單 的 空 間 也 許 被 來 自 四 個 不 同 世 紀 的 四 面 牆 所 包 圍 、每

個 角 落 都 存 在 著 獨 特 的 特 色：創 造 出 別 有 氣 氛 的 空 間 。這 是 一 個 將 每 個 時 期 的 的 代 表 作 堆 砌 起 來 的 過 程 、一 個 持 續 加 建 在 固

有 基 礎 上 的 產 物 。歐 洲 城 市 建 築 經 年 累 月 更 迭 的 特 性 激 發 了 這

個 想 法：細 心 打 造 城 市 景 象 、策 劃 敘 事 、將 表 面 上 的 雜 亂 變 成 地 標性的潮流新建築。

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The prompt calls for a new structure to replace an unsightly post-war building next to a Palladio masterpiece.

Like most European cities, this corner of the piazza is a chaos of vernacular construction piled upon another. here we got...

a post-war faux Renaissance facade

a concrete plinth a half completed Palladio renovation of a Gothic ‘basilica’

a modern A.C lined modular facade

a restored medieval facade Yet, unplanned ‘hot mess’ are the charms of Europe; visible stories told through palimpsest. Thus, as hideous as it might seem, the post-war building will not be dismantled, but modified and used as a scaffold to be built upon.

a contemporary corten courtyard some Roman ruin/foundation

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This part of the piazza does not work... It needs to be leveled out and connected to the Basilica and adjacent church. The Roman ruin underneath should be unearthed to become part of the palimpsest narrative.

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The programs call for a variety of functions that would normally see being separate buildings spread out on a campus. a market to supplement an existing one on the piazza a service core in lieu of a back-alley ...and an archive and separate gallery for the ‘Palladio Center’ jammed into the existing structure!

an art museum with gallery and support space -

These forms are then placed in accordance to their needs - piled upon the storied site, adding to the heritage of Vicenza: a Haute Mass.

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isogrid structural facade rooftop ART exhibition hidden structure ART exhibition ART galleries ART gift shop ART foyer new steel pillars load-bearing egress cores restroom 3rd floor CAFE BAR CISA giftshop atrium bridge

rooftop TERRACE preperation space original colonnade atrium escalators Palladio Basilica connection FLEX SPACE CISA exhibition LIBRARY/ARCHIVE grandstand stair food MARKET original floor plates dining TERRACE dry goods MARKET

original facade vegetable MARKET meat/fish MARKET catwalk balconies piazza CAFE

piazza/chiesa pathway

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View from Piazza delle Erbe

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View from west facing Piazza dei Signori View from north facing Piazza delle Biade

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ENDURING EPHEMERAL

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DATE 2020 MEDIUM Rhino Adobe Suite INSTRUCTOR Howard Davis SITE Portland, OR

The Enduring Ephemeral refers to the timelessness of infrastructure versus the vernacular programs and journeys that pulsate within. The infrastructure is an eternal part of the landscape - its function evolves, but its form remains, telling time’s story without care for humanity.

Whereas the ephemeral is ever changing. It speaks of now - it flows with the human condition. Motion becomes a story curated by transportation.

Desire-paths sculpt a network suturing the site to the city. Thus, the enduring infrastructure becomes a place tied to the ephemeral desires of its users. It is within the confines of these dualities that the project attempts to bridge the necessary motions of the mundane quotidian commute with the creation of a place. 「 永 恆 瞬 間 」想 傳 達 的 是 建 築 本 身 的 持 久 性 對 應 其 周 遭 的 千 變 萬 化 。景 觀 中 的

建 築 是「 永 恆 」的：它 的 利 用 功 能 會 改 變 、進 化 、但 它 的 硬 體 卻 不 變 。即 使 四 周 人

文、歷 史 動 盪 萬 千、它 仍 屹 立 著、繼 續 述 說 時 光 的 故 事 。相 對 的、 「瞬 間」代 表 的 是

不 斷 的 變 動：它 描 述 的 是 現 在 、並 隨 著 人 與 人 的 來 往 流 動 。在 永 恆 與 瞬 間 當 中 、 交 織 著 的 是 生 活 裡 的 關 鍵：運 輸 與 交 通 。

所 需 路 徑 將 建 設 與 城 市 縫 合 為 一 。因 此 、永 恆 的 建 築 成 為 將 民 衆 的 需 求 瞬 間 聯

繫 在 一 起 的 橋 樑 。利 用 這 樣 的 概 念 、這 個 設 計 試 圖 將 平 凡 的 日 常 通 勤 與 繁 榮 的 生活聚集點融合相疊。

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The infrastructure of a ceaseless city knows no bounds. Its network grows ever denser, choking the city, siphoning its life - resulting in fragmentation of neighborhoods, wealth, and the so what can we do to superlink between journey/life. sede the door-to-door convenience of the American car culture?

Lets pretend the Cascadia High Speed Rail exists. The proposed elevated track (not my design) will run parallel to the interstate highway - further dividing the two sides of highway. The site, across downtown Portland, is currently a ‘transit hub’ - but its design is a messy knot of roadways catering only to vehicular needs. The surrounding stadium/convention centers create a chance for life that is not utilized.

The proposal here is to package life as part of one’s everyday journey: a multi-modal transportation hub + a one-stop-shop on your daily commute. It is to be a place where journeys engage each other at the heart of a city.

the Spanish Steps is a nice parallel as a place meant for transport (stairs) that becomes a place to linger.

The solution is to consolidate the public transits into one spot + rearrange the roads into a roundabout (so there is a building site). The pedestrian and bike paths would be elevated above/below the vehicular traffic.

vancouver, bc.

eugene, or

The cleared spaces becomes a park and gathering place. The canvas for the building programs (including the high speed rail station) becomes the underbelly of the elevated tracks.

the rhythm of the piers is reminiscent of cathedrals!

The underbelly is then enclosed by an ethereal ‘drape-like’ facade of corrugated glass, and topped with an aerodynamic form as the HSR platform.

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ENDURING INFRASTRUCTURE

high speed rail platform

elevators escalators MAX Tracks

Moda Center CORRUGATED GLASS FACADE

Convention Center

High Speed Rail Tracks

ENDURING INFRASTRUCTURE

MAX Tracks food hall piazza sky trail transit stops CORRUGATED GLASS FACADE Interstate-5 Highway retail cafe library sky garden

retail space high speed rail entry turnstile Freight Rail

Grain Terminal

hotel river look-out Freight Rail Riverfront Trail

Steel Bridge

car-share

kiss and ride

High Speed Rail Tracks

back of house supermarket post office bank bike shop barber retail temporary market parcel lockers

share-bike/scooter bicycle storage gym bicycle/scooter path

supermarket retail back of house

convertible parking lot future uses: disaster shelter drive-thru testing event space AV fleet storage fulfillment center (aerial drone acessible)

community clinic

Exploded axonometric view depicting the stratums of transportation and place-making that enhances the urban context.

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orthogonal.

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Paths suture the immediate context to the building while creating a ‘thrill of motion’ that can be experienced architecturally.

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South End Longitudinal Section (dawn) transit hotel / bicycle ramps / river walk / sky garden Middle Segment Longitudinal Section (workday lunch) auditorium / library / steel bridge tunnel / gym / grand stair / retail space hsr turnstile / ticketing / parking / main entry 40

North End Longitudinal Section (event night) food hall / supermarket / shops / sky bridge to stadiums Transverse Section (weekend afternoon) future drone port / sky trail / transit stops / mobility hub / parking lot hsr entrance / main entry 41

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this hotel must be a prototype... there’s so much more ‘site’ for it to expand.

I’ll book the 5 o’clock so I can make it to dinner down in Eugene

is there an event here going on?

i wonder how many people are here for the sake of being here.

LIBRARY let’s see what they have here...

a mall? i could use a new Versace belt.

lets go into town to see some friends...

A day at the Station hotel room // sky garden library // grand stairs ticketing-info // shops mobility hub // bike ramp 42

back with time to spare.

yeah i can pick up some voodoo donuts. it’s still early... maybe i’ll grab a drink.

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A day at the Station steel bridge // bike tunnel transit stops // piazza food hall // food hall stair hsr entry // hsr platform 43

PERCHING TYPICAL DATE Summer 2020 MEDIUM Rhino Adobe Suite SITE Salem, OR

”Location! Location! Location!“ This real estate proverb also rings true within the Architecture community. We celebrate homes for its architectural form as much as its context. Homes nestled within pristine woodlands, homes by the lake-shore, and homes perched atop cliffs gain favorable impressions. Yet, what of the 99% of homes stuck within the mundanity of suburbia?

This personal project attempts to re-imagine the suburban opportunity by leveraging its context and perching a heroic mass atop a familiar form - treating this typical built-environment as an exotic landscape. 「地點！ 地點！ 地點！」 這 句 房 地 產 經 紀 最 常 掛 在 嘴 邊 的 名 言 其

實 在 建 築 界 也 同 等 重 要 。建 築 之 美 不 見 得 全 靠 設 計 、其 所 在 地 點 時 常 更 有 影 響 力 。原 始 深 林 中 的 家 居 、湖 岸 邊 的 民 宿 、或 是 懸 崖 峭 壁 上 的 小 屋 均 容 易 令 人 印 象 深 刻 。但 是 、其 他 9 9 % 的 房 子

並 非 如 此 特 別 、那 這 些 在 平 凡 社 區 中 的 建 築 該 如 何 自 容？本 作

品試圖利用一般人所熟悉的住家形式架構起與衆不同的建築、 彷 佛 將 它 建 設 在 懸 崖 上 、讓 平 凡 的 社 區 發 展 獨 樹 一 格 、別 有 風 采、讓 其 棲 息 在 上：棲 息 平 凡 。

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On a relatively steep hill exists a field of American dreams: the suburbs - planned without regard for context to become Anywhere, USA.

Here, a typical one-storey ‘cookie cutter’ home of 3 bed 1,316sqft exists. Its standard form is unimaginatively jammed into the hillside with some awkward results.

...but what if this form is respected as a vernacular befitting of its manufactured context?

Inside, this form is split in half by the circulation ‘trail’ twisting from the driveway to the top floor - creating a canyon like space, open to the sky. judo chop!

pushing the driveway down allows for new occupiable spaces within the form and turns a slippery winter driveway flat.

A mass perches upon the house as an opportunity for additional space.

Owl drive’s best view of Mt. Hood!

POP! inserting a rectangular block allows for extra space without increasing the footprint or blocking the neighbor’s views to the mountain.

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perforations are framed in the same material as the block addition - as if this white mass is trying to escape its suburban form.

The white box now perch atop the old typical form - like a fancy cliff-side home hanging on the precipice...

Here within the white contemporary box the view reaches above the banal suburban context, towards the mountains beyond.

A generous amount of storage spaces allow for a clean minimalistic aesthetics; yet plenty of open shelves also allow the occupants to display their personalities. It is a home meant to be lived, yet easily maintained.

mom! which cabinet are my ‘gogo-dinos’ in?

The open layout of the white-box allows for connection with the family even as one slaves away at the kitchen. The interior mirrors the concept of perching as the living spaces also hangs above a precipice - albeit one formed by the walls of the circulatory atrium.

Tiger King’s on! again...

i’ll need a screw-driver.

Light cascades down from the clerestory, onto the board-form concrete that makes up the bottom of the circulation canyon, denoting the carving of ground that made this space.

hello!

Light colored douglas fir covers the circulatory pathways that bridges over the atrium, and climbs into the white-box.

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i’m home! dinner’s been sent up the dumb-waiter!

Ground Level: 1.drive way. 2.garage. 3.storage net. 4.pantry. 5.master bath. 6.master closet. 7.master bed. 8.laundry.

9.convertible guest rm. 10.yard. 11.frnt walkway. 12.atrium. 13.deck. 14.bed rm. 15.bath rm.

Driveway Level: 16.dumb-waiter. 17.storage. 18.de-contamination rm. 19.mech. 20.entry foyer.

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Roof Level: 21.view to mt.jefferson. 22.view to mt.hood. 23.cement fiber. 24.atrium clerestory pop-out.

25.fir wood. 26.louvers. 27.bed rm. pop-out.

Second Level: 28.reading nook. 29.kitchen. 30.dining. 31.study. 32.living. 33.cabinet seats. 34.play net.

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book//display cases light colour douglas fir A.

operable 2’8” x 3’8” & 5’ x 3’8” triple paned glass panels orient towards Mount Jefferson

underlayment sheathing flashing gutter alumin. paint white flashing con’t thru back of gutter flashing 3.5” thick R-15 rockwool fully adhered memb.

oversized 15’6” x 9’10” triple paned glass panel orient towards Mount Hood 1’4” shelf//seat//cabinet light coloured douglas fir

65” 4K UHD TV light douglas fir finish B. smart vapor memb.

8” thick R-20 fiberglass batt insul. fully adhered memb. frame backer rod 3.5” thick R-15 rockwool strapping rain screen extrude flashing picture frame style

seven 5’6” x 3’ triple paned glass side by side matte white cement fiber cladding

white dry wall finish shadow gap 1’2” x 3’ triple paned skylight A. in-set white metal gutter

kids’ rm. & study Tundra cladding by Abodo douglas fir wood panel cladding

bath rm. user profile.

polished concrete tiles 35 y.o. dad design profession spends most time on computer // wants space to display art work and memorabilia

crawl sp. pull up bar hacked Ikea Kallax shelf as full-height shoe-rack set into concrete

34 y.o. mom medical profession germophobe // loves to cook // likes to maximize free-time with family

7 & 4 y.o. kids loves to play together // likes to climb and make a mess // needs space to be active // require space for future growth

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reading nook custom fitted cushion kitchen island with sink and waterfall breakfast counter

corner 3’6” x 8” triple paned glass panels

2’ x 6’ triple paned skylight

minimalist handle-free integrated cabinets: refrigerator//dumbwaiter oven//dishwasher//microwave operable 10’ x 1’6” triple paned window set above kitchen counter

Arp sofa by Linteloo

kitchen exposed steel-work

exposed joist

mezz. storage

laundry rm.

hung ceiling B. washer-dryer set

by Samsung

master bath

matte grey epoxy floor finish 2’ cubic vol. dumb waiter

decontam. mech. rm. rm.

shower stall

garage storage

orange epoxy floor finish

subway tiles

TOTO rx washlet toilet

water heater

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