|
Snow fall in Arkansas makes nice scenery for the Plat House
I received some nice photos of the house in the fresh snow and I thought I would share one.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, Plat House
Continue reading "Arkansas Plat House in the snow"A peak into the panel factory.
The insulated steel panels for the Maryland 6030 House have been fabricated and are on the way to the site right now, as is the steel frame. We received some photos from the panel run and they are up on the 6030 House Flickr set.
This is where the EcoSteel Houses differ from many other prefabs. It is less of a relocation of site building techniques to a factory and more a product of a limited number manufactured components.
Technorati Tags: 6030 House, ecosteel, modern design, modern house
Continue reading "6030 House Fabrication"The framing of the living wing is being modeled now.
The frame of the living room wing is complete leaving the walls, windows, doors, and kitchen fit-out to complete. I had originally intended to document this house with a steel frame, following the construction method of the 0357 Steel Case House but I am concerned that the steel frame is still intimidating for most people. Since the 0404 Pump House will be documented with a steel frame I decided to document the U House with a wood frame. An alternative version can always be created later if you steel frame fanatics come beating down my door.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, U House
Continue reading "0518 U House living wing begun"The master bedroom wing is modeled now as well.
The master bedroom wing also contains a study which can also be used as a guest room. The master bedroom has a small porch off the end which you can see here. The bedroom wing in the background has two bedrooms and a utility/laundry room.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, U House
Continue reading "U House Progress"I've begun working on the design representation for the U House.
I am developing the 3d model of the U House which will be used to generate the Design Print Images. The bedroom wing is already complete.
And here an overview where you can see the bay windows.
And reposted here the small sketch that has been on the Remote House Group page for several years now!
I've not forgotten about the Pump House. I plan on working on both of them, however there have been several requests for this house, and I thought I should move it along.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, U House
Continue reading "0518 U House starts production"The foundation for the 6030 House is complete.
The foundation for the Maryland 6030 House is complete and the steel is being fabbed as I write. I understand the longest lead item is the wall and roof panels and we are expecting the order to be delivered to site mid February. In order to watch the progress (which should be a blink of the eye compared to the 0242 Plat House construction) I have started a 6030 House Flickr set where I will be posting photos as I get them. Here is an image of the completed basement foundation:
And to refresh your memory and save you from scrolling back to see past images of the house, here are the last schematic design images we produced before the project went on to detailed development.
Continue reading "6030 House Construction Begins"
Modern Contemporary design Blog MocoLoco has published an interview with me.
Design Blog MocoLoco interviewed me about our modern stock house plans and the other modern projects we have underway. Jump to the interview.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house
Continue reading "Interview at MocoLoco Blog - with me!"The owners have declared construction finished.
The owners of the Arkansas Plat House have sent me a last package of construction photos. The work at the site is done. Some temporary furnishings are in place while the owners seek out furniture for the house.
This last group of pictures are posted on the Plat House photo set at Flickr. There are photos of nearly every room, and several new exterior views of the finished house in this last group. Again, our most grateful thanks to our customers for sharing their progress.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, Plat House
Continue reading "Arkansas Plat House - Done"The Arkansas Plat House gets a matching garage...
One of the most frequent requests we get is for garage plans to match our house plans. We hope to produce them some day, but for now there is too much to accomplish with houses and garages will have to wait. When they ask I tell people that it is relatively easy for them to create a garage to match the house. Your builder will know how to build a garage, how thick to make your slab, how to frame it. You just need to put a thoughtful eye to the house plans and take some of the look and feel and apply it to the garage. Well, that is just what the owners of the Arkansas Plat House have done.
I think it looks great, couldn't have done it better if I tried! The proportion is good, the roof slope right, and they have even framed the overhang in complete simpatico to the house. Here is the side of the house it faces on.
So be brave and strike out on your own for a compatible garage. When there are no more houses to be designed we will start on the garages, we promise.
Continue reading "0242 Plat House Garage"The finishing touches are being put on the Arkansas Plat House.
The Arkansas Plat House is nearly complete now. The interior work is all but done. Since our last blog entry you will now see finish floors, complete cabinetry, and a working kitchen.
Updated pictures are posted on the Plat House photo set at Flickr. Thanks again to our customers for sharing their progress.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, Plat House
Continue reading "0242 Plat House Construction Near Complete"The Sages have been busy and productive since their modules were set.
I received progress photos from Sara Sage about a month ago but I hesitated to post them because I wanted her to have the honor of showing the great progress they have made since the modules were set. Since Sara posted an entry to her blog a few days ago I thought I could go ahead and show some other images that she did not post.
Here is the entry side of the house, actually with less siding on it than in Sara's photos.
And here is the same side from a slightly different angle, rendered just about a year ago. The colors shown are just what we were kicking around back then and don't reflect the Sage's final choices. The engineer from Iron Townhomes managed to eliminate the overhang support beams I indicated here which made for a much cleaner look.
And here is the back side and the side facing the neighbors yard. The color you see is just the off-white primer - final color has not been applied yet.
And these same sides as rendered last year.
And here is one interior shot of the kitchen. I think they have done a great job with it.
And here is the floor plan again for reference. The kitchen is great because it is contained by walls on 2 1/2 sides and open to the house on the rest which gives a defined space, but the open plan living that makes it modern.
This is a great plan - I can boast about it shamelessly because it was the Sages that laid out this plan scheme. I helped them break it into modules, and refine the partitions but the layout is theirs. It is compact at 1400 sqft, and although it is small it has long vistas on a diagonal sight line from the kitchen to the family room. The series of rooms lay on a diagonal. open to one another at their corners makes each of the spaces feel larger than they are, discreetly defined yet open in plan.
The Sages are occupying it now and experiencing it first hand. Its satisfying to recap this project now when it has come so far. Next we will see it through to completion and the creation of the gardens that Sara planned so carefully.
Technorati Tags: modern design, modern house, modular house, prefab house
Continue reading "Sage House Post-Set Progress"The engineering for the 6030 House is complete and ready to go out for fabrication.
The engineer and detailer have completed their documentation and the house is ready to go out to the fabricator.
The foundations will being next week and the frame should be complete early December however it is likely that the erection will wait until after Jan 1 so that it can work through completion without the interruption of the holidays.
Previous entries showed the plans and some views .
Technorati Tags: 6030 House, ecosteel, modern design, modern house, prefab house
Continue reading "6030 House out for fabrication"Finally, introducing the Timber Case House, an all wood version of the Steel Case House.
Why oh why would I do this. Well there have been a number of inquiries over the years for a wood version - people who have liked the house but did not want to venture into the exercise of procuring the steel frame; or simply had a preference for wood. On my part I have a fascination with our current engineered wood products, parallel strand lumber (PSL) and engineered roof and floor trusses. This was a perfect opportunity to make a house that showcased this technology rather than bury it in the walls as is so often the case.
An interior showing the exposed PSL posts, beams, and wood/steel floor trusses.
And the familiar exterior with pressure treated PSL members for the exposed posts and beams.
Design prints will be completed shortly, and Construction Prints to follow soon after. I'll announce it here as usual. This will complete the 4 variations of the Steel CaseHouse which I mentioned earlier in the blog. Next I will try to get back to some of the other designs that are in progress.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, Steel Case House
Continue reading "0357 Steel Case goes Timber!"The interior of the Arkansas Plat House is far along.
The interior work on the Arkansas Plat House is far along now. The drywall work is finished and the interior cabinetry is installed. This has been a popular feature of this house design so I hope people enjoy seeing the cabinets go in. These images really capture the character of the design as portrayed in our renderings.
Updated pictures are posted on the Plat House photo set at Flickr. Thanks again to our customers for sharing their progress.
Technorati Tags: house plans, modern design, modern house, Plat House
Continue reading "0242 Plat House Construction Interiors"There are variations on the 6040 House and 6030 House in design.
We are in the process of designing two variations of the 6040 House and 6030 House oriented towards the narrow dimension for placement on lots with a narrow-deep proportion. Both of the designs are rather luxurious in their program but are laying the ground work for more commodity designs.
The particulars of the setting where these will go have influenced the design solution in specific ways. These will be sited towards a view, which also happens to be along the street access side of their sites, and as such they are placed back on their lots to allow for private outdoor space in what is the front of the house. Sort of a backwards arrangement. To facilitate that the driveway and the entry are to the side of the houses.
The 6030n is a 3 bedroom design with a deep overhanging porch towards the view and private yard. The plan includes an open living/dining/kitchen area, 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, and an additional room for home office or media.
There is no garage in this design and we are providing a separate garage structure.
The 6040n is also a 3 bedroom design, with integral 4 car garage - yikes! This house flips the living space to the upper floor to better take in the view. It includes an open plan living/dining/kitchen area, 3 bedroom including 2 master bedrooms, 4 baths, and like the 6030 a room for home office or media.
We expect to be creating unique plan variations on these shells for customers on a design to suit basis.
Continue reading "New EcoSteel house designs"
