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Female, Asian/Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+ owned

New York, NY

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Guest House Residence

The four bedroom with en-suite bathrooms replaces the existing building on site. Given the footprint of the house needed to be maintained the house could one increase in height. Given the height restrictions and in order to maximize ceiling heights inside a split level was introduced with the kitchen to be partially lowered in the ground. Each bedroom suite was conceived as an individual prefab unit. The units are stacked and slightly rotated creating a stairway offering communal spaces at widened landings. The exterior envelope is all glass while the interior spaces are all in wood. 

 
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Status: Unbuilt
Location: Great Barrington, MA, US
Firm Role: Architect
Additional Credits: Tocci Engineering, JMV Engineering, Greylock Design Associates, Dirtworks