A simple, geometric cube house for relaxation, lectures, and small get together's.
As the final project of the first semester of freshman year, this retreat incorporated many new concepts and further understandings from previous assignments. The assignment had a very specific process, strting by using geometry to compose three perpendicular, rectangular planes. Then, placing planes into a 20 foot cube (or five inches at ¼ inch scale) and extended the planes’ geometries to cut away from the faces of the cube and create interior spaces. I created spaces in the landscape by extending the geometries of the house to cut away at the 80' x 80' lot covered in 8' high hedge. The hardscape uses water, hedge, and gravel to serve the client's need for a lecture area, private garden, a driveway, and a view of Lake Erie, on which the site was located.
Plan cut at 4'6"
Plan cut at 10'6"
Site Elevation and Section
Sectional Paraline
Basswood Model of Retreat
Close up of model's south side
Render of retreat
