suny delhi architecture project fall 2011
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win·ter [win-ter]
noun
1.the cold season between autumn and spring
hav • ven [hey-vuh n]
noun
1.a harbor or port.
2.any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.
Winter Haven
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It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home. ~Author Unknown
Why this project?
It all began with a dream…
+Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. John F. Kennedy
+Whatever good things we build end up building us. Jim Rohn
+What do we need/want? We want to build our dream house but also provide a home for our extended family.
+For years we have been a gathering place for friends and their families as well. We want to continue the tradition of being a welcoming place of fun, family, refuge, beauty, and peace.
+When a man’s home is born
out of his heart and
developed through his labor
and perfected through his
sense of beauty, it is the
very cornerstone of life. ~
Gustav Stickley
+Your goal should be not to design your best house. Your goal should be to design the best house for us!
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+Rule #2: It’s all about the
details.“Explore some of the details that lift
a house above the ordinary, such as
thick walls, providing something
unexpected, the importance of
nostalgia, zones of retreat, flow,
light, and designing with the third
dimension.” William J. Hirsch, Jr.
AIA
+Rule # 3: Read our wish list. The wish list contains a number of items that are not relevant to the actual design of the house but which will help you understand the overall picture.
+Rule # 4: Sometimes knowing what a client does not want in their house helps you understand more fully what they do want. Here are some things we absolutely do not want in our home:
+1. No “contemporary” architecture.2. Nothing that would inspire you to mount a dead animal head on.3. We do not want a log cabin look.5. Nothing that will look dated in 20 or more years.6. No bathrooms near the dining room.7. Nothing ordinary, boring, or plain.
+Absolute must haves:
1. Use of superior walls in basement and upper floors.2. Masonry stoves in both houses. (must design foundation and floors to support these very heavy stoves)3. Wide staircases and doorways.4. Lots of light. Lots of windows.5. Thick walls. Thick arched openings.6. The design must flow from one space to the next.7. Angles, arches, architectural detail
+7. It is all about the view!!8. Handicapped/elder friendly 9. Energy efficient and as “green” as possible.10. See the handout!11. Question: Can you design a 2-story house that is elderly friendly?12. Two main floor master suites.13. PIZAZZ!!!!!!!!!!
+If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go
to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up
building us. Jim Rohn