03 SOFT HOUSE

Professor. Yasmine Abbas

Arch 232 Spring 2021

Good Living: 5 Weeks

Good living for a client confined to a wheelchair is living that tries to accommodate every individual need of the client while maintaining architectural interest. For this client the primary ideas that defined the Form of the building is a Gentle ease of movement in the space, as well as private confined spaces that provide a feeling of safety and security. Similarly, any piece of good living addresses light and the phenomenological experience within the structure. Light is thought about as an architectural element that can

Encourage

Movement Through

the space. Likewise, the roof slopes in one direction through the building to add to the effect of inviting in movement. There is a procession that ends with a reveal of light that offers the framed view that invites the client and guests into the living spaces. The same windows offers views of the site from the client’s bed and kitchen. The client is free to imagine their own idea good living in how they use the space. In other words, the structure is catered towards this client’s exact needs that it should almost go unnoticed.