Professors John McRae & David Matthews with Chris King | Haiti Design Studio | Spring 2012

Jean Thomas, the client in Haiti, commissioned our studio to plan a neighborhood in his home of Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti.  As a class we designed a master plan for the neighborhood then we broke up into smaller groups to design the individual houses. This house is a dwelling for teachers from the L’Exode Secondary School right up the road from the site. Drawing inspiration from Louis Kahn, the design is symmetrical allowing for a consistent living arrangement for the teachers. The bedrooms share a bathroom at the two ends of the house which are  situated around a large open living area housing the living room, dining area, and the kitchen.  Drawing from the Haitian culture, the large living space opens to porches at the front and the back of the house.