Construction on this new home in Tremont will begin over the next few months. In this post we’re going to look back on how the design has evolved since the project began.

This project began in Fall of 2017. The sketch on the right is the first drawing we presented to the client. The client asked us to design a three story home with the main living space on the second floor. This version also features a roof deck over the garage and a second floor balcony. The seeds of the final design are here, but it’s certainly a different animal than the final version.

The drawing below was created after the initial design meeting. A new massing concept featuring a rotated box at the central staircase was developed at this point. This moment in the design process was focused on the home’s major geometry and the roof deck and patio didn’t make it into this iteration.

The design was then further developed maintaining the massing concept that was previously introduced. In the rendering to the left you can see that the second floor balcony and roof deck are back and the ground level has been opened up with more windows. We also began to explore exterior materials with this rendering. The rotated box is shown clad in metal panels with the rest of the home featuring shou sugi ban (charred wood).

The 3d model to the right was created to discuss the top level of the home with the client. The top level of the home was reworked to maximize the roof deck area and bring the home down to the scale of the neighborhood.

The rendering below shows the final design of the home. After the roof deck was redesigned there have not been any more major changes. Smaller details like window sizing and were ironed out. We’re very excited for construction to begin!