SHIFT HOUSE
SHIFT HOUSE [ LOCATION ] BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA [ CATEGORY] UNDERGRADUATE SUBMISSION - STUDIO PROJECT [ DURATION ] 3 WEEKS [ YEAR ] FALL 2014 [ INDIVIDUAL ] The goal of the project is to develop an aggregation of 6-10 dwelling units with a set square footage of 1,400 SF which includes a living/kitchen area, 3 bedrooms/2 baths, and circulation space. Student have the option to choose from single-family housing typologies or create a new typology of their own. The design must promote a healthy and sustainable living environment, promote energy efficiency, encourage social interaction, comply with the Baltimore City Building Code and positively contribute to the surrounding streetscape and neighborhood. The concepts behind “Shift House” are simple. A methodical approach was used seek to
create a public ground floor, a private second floor, and a strong connection between the dining and outdoor experiences. Using the row house as a foundation, “Shift House” rotates it’s second floor to create dynamic views, textural massing, and to envelope an outdoor amenity courtyard when aggregated along a city block. The solution was to expand on the row house typology to create a new, vibrant type of single-family housing. The major move in Shift Houses revolves around the shifting of two programmatic masses that create both a separation between public and private, but begin to form exterior spaces as well.
SH/01
AA / concept for shift house
1 [TYPOLOGY]
• common row home • simple stacking of volumes
SH/02
2 [SHIFT] STACK
• private & public masses • creates amenity spaces
3
[ROTATE] LEVEL
• unique building shape • accommodates solar orientation
4 [PULL] FACADE
• dynamic facade aggregation • creates entry hierarchy
BB / understanding the site context
project site
existing mural
across the street N site vicinity
historic lots
[ Location ] Baltimore, MD - 2100 N Calvert St. For this project, our selected site was a vacant lot on the corner of 21st St and N. Calvert. The site had rich historical presence and housed a community mural which helped to clarify the cultural identity of the neighborhood. alley homes behind site SH/03
CC / iteration testing ideas
process sketches
developed model SH/04
concept massing model
DD/ shift house design developed The final design of Shift House uses a central core to anchor the program while the private & public volumes shift and pivot. This central core contains the staircase, mechanical, and general utilities such as bathrooms.
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41 31
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room index
51
61
71
61 31
21
71
1. vestibule 2. living 3. bathroom 4. kitchen 5. dining 6. amenity space 7. bedroom
71 parti
ground floor
upper level
section 01 SH/05
EE / merging both design + site
[ SITE ] PRESERVING THE MURAL community park
shift house lot
mural site plan
SH/06
When aggregating Shift House to form a block, the row homes create informal courtyard spaces which promote social interaction. Respect is paid to the mural by creating a community space that engages the neighborhood and encourages leisure activities for the block.
FF/ experience exterior + interior
02
By utilizing an open wall system in the kitchen & dining areas, Shift House is able to blur the line between the cooking and dining experiences. The unification of programs means that the dining experience can be an indoor acitivity that has the opportunity to extend outdoors during good weather and larger gatherings.
section 02
SH/07
create a public ground floor, a private second floor, and a strong connection between the dining and outdoor experiences. Using the row house as a foundation, “Shift House” rotates it’s second floor to create dynamic views, textural massing, and to envelope an outdoor amenity courtyard when aggregated along a city block. The solution was to expand on the row house typology to create a new, vibrant type of single-family housing. The major move in Shift Houses revolves around the shifting of two programmatic masses that create both a separation between public and private, but begin to form exterior spaces as well.
SH/01
AA / concept for shift house
1 [TYPOLOGY]
• common row home • simple stacking of volumes
SH/02
2 [SHIFT] STACK
• private & public masses • creates amenity spaces
3
[ROTATE] LEVEL
• unique building shape • accommodates solar orientation
4 [PULL] FACADE
• dynamic facade aggregation • creates entry hierarchy
BB / understanding the site context
project site
existing mural
across the street N site vicinity
historic lots
[ Location ] Baltimore, MD - 2100 N Calvert St. For this project, our selected site was a vacant lot on the corner of 21st St and N. Calvert. The site had rich historical presence and housed a community mural which helped to clarify the cultural identity of the neighborhood. alley homes behind site SH/03
CC / iteration testing ideas
process sketches
developed model SH/04
concept massing model
DD/ shift house design developed The final design of Shift House uses a central core to anchor the program while the private & public volumes shift and pivot. This central core contains the staircase, mechanical, and general utilities such as bathrooms.
01
41 31
1
room index
51
61
71
61 31
21
71
1. vestibule 2. living 3. bathroom 4. kitchen 5. dining 6. amenity space 7. bedroom
71 parti
ground floor
upper level
section 01 SH/05
EE / merging both design + site
[ SITE ] PRESERVING THE MURAL community park
shift house lot
mural site plan
SH/06
When aggregating Shift House to form a block, the row homes create informal courtyard spaces which promote social interaction. Respect is paid to the mural by creating a community space that engages the neighborhood and encourages leisure activities for the block.
FF/ experience exterior + interior
02
By utilizing an open wall system in the kitchen & dining areas, Shift House is able to blur the line between the cooking and dining experiences. The unification of programs means that the dining experience can be an indoor acitivity that has the opportunity to extend outdoors during good weather and larger gatherings.
section 02
SH/07
