bradley edwards, architect
Author bradley edwards
Type
Competition proposal - single
family residence
Completion date 2007
Site footprint 25' x
100'
Building Size 1250
ft2
Location Atlanta,
Ga.
This project is located on a speculative sub –urban/semi
urban slot site. The Slat Back is created with three simple
design light, view, and an organization of spaces to and
from light & view. The house is designed so that every
important space is gifted a porch/terrace and views
from/through said space. The street and back yard
elevations are given ample glazing nestled within “porch
box” projections that create mediation between inside and
outside. The side elevations solve the dilemma of narrow
site house to house relationships by offering two foot and
one foot vertical slats of frosted glazing that span from
ground to top of house, thereby spreading diffuse light
floor to ceiling without causing privacy issues for either
users of this house or adjacent houses. The wall
construction is simple and straightforward and is organized
vertically to coincide with the glazing in one and two foot
vertical slats of cement fiber board. The porches are wood
surrounds which slip behind the sip wall and roof system
allowing the porches to piggyback structurally onto the
main house floor , wall, and roof
systems.