PROJECT Dual Modern
LOCATION Silver Spring, Maryland US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 8/24/2018
ARCHITECT KUBE architecture
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT/DESIGNER
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Janet Bloomberg, Matthias Arauco-Shapiro, Matthew Dougherty
OWNER/CLIENT Janet Bloomberg and Sean Brady
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Think Make Build, LLC
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Campion Hruby Landscape Architects
PHOTOGRAPHER @Julia Heine
CIVIL ENGINEER CAS Engineering
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER JZ Structural Consulting
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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
This renovation and addition to the architect’s own 1950 mid-century modern house, designed by Charles Goodman, included 2 phases. The existing Goodman structure was renovated 5 years ago, with new kitchen, bathroom, finishes, windows, mechanical, and electrical. The floor plan was preserved, kitchen opened up to living space, and bedrooms/bathrooms renovated. The rear addition, recently completed and featured in this presentation, includes a new den, office, and kids’ hangout space, with 2 new full bathrooms and a laundry room. Flexibility was designed into the house, with flow between spaces and sliding walls that allow for future change of use. The separate entrance allows for the possibility of an accessory dwelling unit, or in-law suite. The addition, set half a level up the natural slope of the site, is separated from the existing house with a courtyard between the two. The addition utilizes the same basic tenets of Goodman’s architecture: large expanses of glass, exposed structural elements, and an indoor/outdoor relationship. It follows the size and proportions of the existing pitched roof house, but is comprised of two shed-roofed volumes that flank a central walkway. This walkway, connecting the new to the old, serves as a gallery for art display on the lower level, and widens out to a seating area on the upper level. A “landscape wall” defines this space from the outside, as a contrast to the glass-paneled wall of the existing living room. The pitch of the addition’s shed roofs allows for clerestory windows in all rooms, offering views of the many large trees on the site, all of which were preserved during construction. Each room in the addition also has a wall of full-height glass on the end, and both ends of the central walkway are glass, so the landscape serves as the main focal point. Sliding doors that pocket into the walls join the central walkway to the surrounding spaces. A green roof on the connecting walkway serves as a focal point from the new addition, while collecting water runoff from the existing house roof. A small basement accessible from an outdoor stair contains all mechanical equipment and the electrical panel. Ductwork runs underground to the new concrete floors, providing a highly efficient air supply system. Metal roofing wraps down the side walls of the new structure, draining water to linear gravel troughs along the perimeter – so no downspouts or gutters are needed.
JURY COMMENTS (If applicable)
Inventive! This a playful project. At first glance it is a curious addition but as you study the project you realize the unexpected yet respectful play of existing and new. The vistas from the new addition to the old are delightful. There are few projects that evoke emotion and this is one of them.
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Project/Jury PDF
IMAGES (Captions and Photographer Credit)
1. Dual Modern_thumbnail.jpg, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
2. Dual Modern_ high res ext.jpg, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
3. Dual Modern_high res int.jpg, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
4. South Elevation of Existing House, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
5. Gallery to Addition, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
6. Gallery and Green Roof, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
7. Den in Addition, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
8. Exterior View of Addition at Courtyard, ©2019 Julia Heine Photography
Dual Modern
Category
Local > AIA Potomac Valley > Residential Architecture (AIA Potomac Valley)
Winner Status
- Merit Award
- People's Choice / Residential Winner
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