The Thick Thin Project

The Assignment

For this assignment, we were asked to design a single-family home using the Thick Thin design tactic. We were given a specfic site to work on as well as a set of parameters. The sit measured 40’ x 40’ and a had a slope of 9’ along one length of the site. On one side of the slope was a two-story house and a park. on the other side. Our parameter includes many of the basic room necessities, such as two bedrooms, a dining room, kitchen, etc. We were asked to deliver a set of plans, a section drawing, a one-point perspective drawing, elevation drawings, and oblique drawings.

My Design

Dwellings that follow the Thick Thin technique follow a pattern that helps establish an argument for what the architect considers served volumes and serving volumes through use of larger open spaces and more organized small rooms. In my design, I split the site down the middle and split it between served and serving spaces. The served volume has an open floor plan with high ceilings. The serving volumes are more densely packed and have lower ceilings.