The development of the East End neighborhood in Cincinnati is as much of a social endeavor as it is an architectural one; just creating beautiful buildings is not enough to turn it into a progressive “prototype” of prosperous community; but learning how to capture the relationship of public and private life, and the space between, can instead accomplish this. The idea of “Porch Culture” stems from the happenings on an architectural element that is already present in the East End typology. The porch is a liminal zone where the energies of both public and private life converge, and it is in this condition where a successful building, and thus successful community, is defined.
IN THE
STRADER AVE. 240
OH IO
RI VE
238
R
AN ‘IN-BETWEEN’ ZONE OF CASUAL MOMENTS OF INTERACTION
?
NAVIGATING BETWEEN TWO ENERGIES; PUBLIC (EXTERIOR) AND PRIVATE (INTERIOR)
ALT. LAYOUT:
FLOOD RESILIENT INFILL HOUSING GARDEN DISTRICT
EXTRA BEDROOM
LAMINATED BEAM (TREATED WOOD) BOLTED GUSSET PLATE AT CONNECTION SEE WALL SECTION
LAMINATED COLUMN (TREATED WOOD) GRAVEL BACKFILL FROST LINE
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
UTILITY
LAUNDRY
RAINWATER COLLECTION
1’-6” CONCRETE FOUNDATION AT BASE
MASTER BEDROOM
POLE FOUNDATION
DINETTE /MISC.
BATH
BATH
STARTING A VOCABULARY
KITCHEN
OFFICE /DEN DINING
TO GARAGE (OPEN TO BELOW)
BATH
2ND FLOOR 1
2
3/16”=1’-0
4
8
16
BEDROOM
LIVING
K A O
UD ST
O
SU BS TR
SPA C
AT E
2x12 I-JOISTS RAFTERS 16” O.C.
(FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCABULARY)
ING
SEE POLE FOUNDATION
LOT LINES
2x6 WOOD STUD FRAMING
TYPICAL WALL SECTION LIN
G
C RA OR IN REG SC A RE TED EN M T IN
IN
WOOL ST.
3/32”=1’-0
SITE PLAN 1
2
4
8
16
UT TE
ID
ET AL
R
NAG DRAI
G
K ET
C BRA
FO R
RIG
LG NA ER
RT PO SUP
AP AIR G
THIN OSB SHEA
SU LA TIO
N
CEI
6” BATT INSULATION
ROOF 525’-0”
2x12 I-JOISTS 12” O.C.
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
2X12 WOOD I-JOIST 12” O.C. (ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING BEYOND)