PROJECT Franklin Corner
LOCATION Kensington, Maryland,
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 8/15/2014
ARCHITECT Upton Architecture
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT James and Johanna Mills
CONTRACTOR Renovation Studio
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ken Wyner
DESIGN TEAM
Margaret Gaughan Upton, AIA, LEED-AP Julie Bower, NCIDQ, LEED-AP, Jennifer Weitzner
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
The neighborhood is a mix of traditional pattern of small houses interrupted by larger volume infill development. It is located on two streets intersecting at an acute angle which creates a site with generous public space, but limits outdoor privacy. The program is to create shared living spaces for three generations of one family. One of the generations is teenage daughters and the second their parents who are both rooted in the Kensington Parkwood community. The third generation is the grandparents who are relocating to Kensington upon retirement after living in Japan for 32 years. Therefore, fundamental aspects of Japanese living were to be incorporated into the home, including a genkan,a shoe removal area, at every entrance, and an ofuruo, a shared Japanese family bath. Drawing from the Japanese influenced prairie style, this contemporary interpretation includes a private courtyard, low sloped hip roof, horizontal banding and deep overhangs. Responding to the slope of the site, the primary structure houses the younger generations in its two story with low sloped roof. The older generation occupies a one story cottage that rises from the grade without towering over properties downhill. The two story house and one story cottage each connect to the public space of the kitchen, dining, and family room. The family room is expressed as a segmented, semi-circular space transitioning the two geometries while addressing both street fronts and the corner.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 Frankin Corner_high res ext, Approach from the West, Ken Wyner Photography
IMAGE 2 Franklin Corner_high res int, Shared space at intersection of two geometries, Ken Wyner Photography
IMAGE 3 Franklin Corner_low res ext front, Franklin Street Front, Ken Wyner Photography
IMAGE 4 Franklin Corner_low res ext, Glimpse of Private Court, Ken Wyner Photography
IMAGE 5 Franklin Corner_low res int famroom, Family Room, Ken Wyner Photography
IMAGE 6 Franklin Corner_low res int stair, Genkan, shoe removal area and antique Japanese door, Ken Wyner Photography
IMAGE 7 Franklin Corner_low res int mbath, Ofuru Japanese Bath, Ken Wyner Photography
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Franklin Corner
Category
AIA Potomac Valley > Residential Architecture - Single Family (AIA Potomac Valley)
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