PROJECT Old Hopkins Road House
LOCATION Clarksville, Maryland, US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 1/1/2014
ARCHITECT Miche Booz Architect
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Ed Gaddy
CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Maryland Custom Builders / Taz Ezzat
PHOTOGRAPHER Jeff Wolfram
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Miche Booz, Joe Harris, Carolina Pacheco
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The Old Hopkins Road House is a prototype of exceptional environmental and universal design in a suburban setting, bucking current suburban housing trends of large square footage homes and turf lawns. At 1800 ft2 the house is one of the smallest dwellings in the community. An efficient plan, dramatic contrasts in ceiling height, and large windows and overhangs that permit winter sun but exclude summer sun, make this small dwelling feel large. Outside, the orchard, rain garden, vegetable garden and solar array sculpture provide a range of humanly scaled exterior spaces that transition from private to public. A metal, masonry, and glass exterior requires nearly no maintenance.
Beyond conventional shelter, the design of the Old Hopkins Road House seeks to nurture the human spirit and to heal the Earth. Beauty, access to views, sunlight, connection to nature and to community are all incorporated into the design. The Owner’s strong commitment to environmental concerns led him to seek a design that, to this date, achieved certification for LEED Platinum V4 and Living Building Challenge Net-Zero. Certification for Passive House and Living Building Challenge Petals (Energy, Health, Place, Water, Equity, Beauty) are forthcoming. In 2016, the house produced more than 2800kWh more than it used.
The end goal was to prove that extraordinary environmental design could be attractive, feasible, and appropriate for any neighborhood with the hope that it would be replicated.
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Project PDF
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 OldHopkins_thumbnail.jpg, South Elevation, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 2 OldHopkins_high res.jpg, South Elevation Evening, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 3 OldHopkins_high res int.jpg, Living Space, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 4 OldHopkins_exterior 2.jpg, West View, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 5 OldHopkins_Kitchen.jpg, Kitchen looking North, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 6 OldHopkins_MasterBath.jpg, Master Bath Detail, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 7 OldHopkins_side elevation.jpg, East Elevation, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
IMAGE 8 OldHopkins_kitchen 1.jpg, Kitchen looking East, Photographer: Jeff Wolfram
Old Hopkins Road House
Category
Local > AIA Potomac Valley > Residential Architecture (AIA Potomac Valley) > Residential Architecture - New Construction (AIA Potomac Valley)
Winner Status
- Citation Award
Share