One family residence with the provision of vertical expansion without sacrificing the privacy of the current design. Restricted site boundaries forced the design to be sculpted from a cubic mass-volume. Subtracted mass in the front protects the glazed wall, and sucks air inside the building which counterbalances the double-height void in the dining area, facilitating natural air-flow year-round. All openings were carefully designed (most openings pushed inward to avoid direct confrontation with climatic extremes) to respond to the environmental conditions of the region’s hot-humid climate.

Images:
Top: Form•Z schematic 3D computer models. Middle: Photocollage using presentation plans, AutoCAD 3-D drawing, construction plans, and photographs of the completed front facade and interior stair details.
Bottom: Photographs of completed building