manheim park infill housing- iteration IV

I began by visualizing my house as a procession of overlapping events and zones. The juxtaposition of events within this procession along with variations in tempo, scale, light and volume, establish a dynamic, intriguing living experience. Small, compressive volumes indicate intimacy as well as transitional zones while larger volumes denote publicity. The site as it is lies disconnected from the social urban realm on top of a steep hill. In using the program and built form of the house I tried to mitigate this disjuncture by establishing a series of diminishing public zones that led the user gradually through the house. By sliding the garage into the hill, a rooftop terrace brings the users out into the public realm. A series of steps and terraces mediates the space between the street level and the living level. The living level ascends to the kitchen and dining zone before descending into a partially sunken living zone and culminating in an intimate exterior terrace. Read Less