porches
University o f A r k a n s a s COMMUNITY D E S I G N C E N T E R Fall 2005 Stephen Luoni Aaron Gabriel Jeffrey Huber Isaac Moran
porches S t u d e n t s David Anderson Jared Hueter Remick Moore Cari Paulus Lauren Ratley Rachel Smith Matt Snyder John Starnes
Column, Platform, and Roof. The porch is a generic element familiar to us all, yet precise enough to dignify any building type, style, program, or size. Good porches manifest both urban design and architectural principles. Like all great in-between architectural constructions in the tradition of the loggia, arcade, colonnade, veranda, or gallery, the porch is often the one element that lends architectural merit to an otherwise straightforward building. What is a Greek Temple other than an opaque box surrounded by a stunningly proportioned porch? Indeed, the five canonical Orders of western architecture are based upon column types derived from porch logics. Eastern and Western cultures alike have commonly employed the porch as a columned space for work, play, leisure, and ceremony. Depending on the building type, porches can be either entirely private or public―but are always inviting. The column is like a welcoming handshake. Residential porches harbor the most complex history of porch use and social practices. In tropical cultures where buildings are logically more porous, much of the living occurs outside within the porch’s protective cover. In this case, porches not only extend the interior living space to the outside, but also become the street’s defining element. The public meets the private as each realm is projected onto the other. Like great landscapes, porches offer both “prospect and refuge”, a platform from which to simultaneously inspect the world and retreat from it. In the American South, the residential porch frames a rich set of protocols governing gender, familial, and neighbor relations, not conveyed by a simple deck or terrace. For instance, custom once dictated that a woman who porch-sat facing the street was available for visitation. If she sat perpendicular to the street, only close acquaintances were welcomed, and with her back to the street she was unavailable for visitation. The protective roof establishes a liminal zone with varying degrees of interiority amidst a public realm. Shadows really are necessary. The following study explores a taxonomy of house porches, which for the most part lack an architectural pedigree. As the interface between public and private, urban and architectural, it is the porch, rather than the house, that holds the greatest promise for recapturing the art of good neighborhood design.
ca. 1995 1616 square feet L-shaped
1998 1970 square feet L-shaped
1945 1500 square feet L-shaped
ca. 1995 1400 square feet L-shaped
ca. 1995 2400 square feet L-shaped
ca. 1920 1275 square feet L-shaped
10
ca. 1920 1400 square feet L-shaped
11
1950 1196 square feet extension
13
ca. 1995 2170 square feet extension
14
192 0 1860 square feet extension
15
1998 850 square feet extension
16
1908 1850 square feet extension
17
ca. 1925 1018 square feet extension
18
ca. 1930 1340 square feet extension
19
ca. 1930 1300 square feet extension
20
1932 2600 square feet extension
21
1923 1450 square feet extension
22
1950 980 square feet extension
23
recessed
ca. 1925 1000 square feet extension
24
1970 500 square feet extension
25
1938 1243 square feet extension
26
1972 740 square feet extension
27
1 1807 sq po
1944 1074 square feet extension
28
1934 986 square feet extension
29
19 1304 squ por
ca. 1890 580 square feet gallery
31
1845 750 square feet portal
1848 1902 square feet gallery
32
1845 1635 square feet gallery
33
1925 600 square feet gallery
34
1940 1360 square feet gallery
35
1815 1700 square feet gallery
36
1920 1200 square feet gallery
37
1932 829 square feet gallery
38
1940 2200 square feet gallery
39
1918 624 square feet recessed
41
1927 1500 square feet recessed
42
1909-1918 1196 squ are feet recessed
43
1950 980 square feet reces sed
44
1950 2400 square feet recessed
45
ca. 1910 1100 square feet recessed
46
1951 1150 square feet recessed
47
1948 1275 square feet recessed
48
recessed
1912 800 square feet recessed
49
unbuilt 500 square feet recessed
50
ca.1960 1000 square feet recessed
51
1945 1000 square feet recessed
52
1930 1200 square feet recessed
53
1908 965 square feet wraparound
55
ca. 1940 2800 square feet wraparound
56
ca. 1990 1350 square feet wraparound
57
ca. 1910 950 square feet wraparound
58
ca. 1 800 2100 square feet wraparound
59
1905 1066 square feet portal
61
1997 1000 square feet portal
62
1970 1456 square feet portal
63
2000 1296 square feet portal
64
ca. 1995 2100 square feet portal
65
ca. 1920 1375 square feet portal
66
1905 1950 square feet portal
67
1845 2750 square feet portal
68
ca. 1925 2185 square feet portal
69
1994 1150 square feet portal
70
1904 2100 square feet portal
71
1927 1200 square feet portal
72
1912 1807 square feet portal
73
1934 1304 square feet portal
74
1900 1350 square feet portal
75
porches S t u d e n t s David Anderson Jared Hueter Remick Moore Cari Paulus Lauren Ratley Rachel Smith Matt Snyder John Starnes
Column, Platform, and Roof. The porch is a generic element familiar to us all, yet precise enough to dignify any building type, style, program, or size. Good porches manifest both urban design and architectural principles. Like all great in-between architectural constructions in the tradition of the loggia, arcade, colonnade, veranda, or gallery, the porch is often the one element that lends architectural merit to an otherwise straightforward building. What is a Greek Temple other than an opaque box surrounded by a stunningly proportioned porch? Indeed, the five canonical Orders of western architecture are based upon column types derived from porch logics. Eastern and Western cultures alike have commonly employed the porch as a columned space for work, play, leisure, and ceremony. Depending on the building type, porches can be either entirely private or public―but are always inviting. The column is like a welcoming handshake. Residential porches harbor the most complex history of porch use and social practices. In tropical cultures where buildings are logically more porous, much of the living occurs outside within the porch’s protective cover. In this case, porches not only extend the interior living space to the outside, but also become the street’s defining element. The public meets the private as each realm is projected onto the other. Like great landscapes, porches offer both “prospect and refuge”, a platform from which to simultaneously inspect the world and retreat from it. In the American South, the residential porch frames a rich set of protocols governing gender, familial, and neighbor relations, not conveyed by a simple deck or terrace. For instance, custom once dictated that a woman who porch-sat facing the street was available for visitation. If she sat perpendicular to the street, only close acquaintances were welcomed, and with her back to the street she was unavailable for visitation. The protective roof establishes a liminal zone with varying degrees of interiority amidst a public realm. Shadows really are necessary. The following study explores a taxonomy of house porches, which for the most part lack an architectural pedigree. As the interface between public and private, urban and architectural, it is the porch, rather than the house, that holds the greatest promise for recapturing the art of good neighborhood design.
ca. 1995 1616 square feet L-shaped
1998 1970 square feet L-shaped
1945 1500 square feet L-shaped
ca. 1995 1400 square feet L-shaped
ca. 1995 2400 square feet L-shaped
ca. 1920 1275 square feet L-shaped
10
ca. 1920 1400 square feet L-shaped
11
1950 1196 square feet extension
13
ca. 1995 2170 square feet extension
14
192 0 1860 square feet extension
15
1998 850 square feet extension
16
1908 1850 square feet extension
17
ca. 1925 1018 square feet extension
18
ca. 1930 1340 square feet extension
19
ca. 1930 1300 square feet extension
20
1932 2600 square feet extension
21
1923 1450 square feet extension
22
1950 980 square feet extension
23
recessed
ca. 1925 1000 square feet extension
24
1970 500 square feet extension
25
1938 1243 square feet extension
26
1972 740 square feet extension
27
1 1807 sq po
1944 1074 square feet extension
28
1934 986 square feet extension
29
19 1304 squ por
ca. 1890 580 square feet gallery
31
1845 750 square feet portal
1848 1902 square feet gallery
32
1845 1635 square feet gallery
33
1925 600 square feet gallery
34
1940 1360 square feet gallery
35
1815 1700 square feet gallery
36
1920 1200 square feet gallery
37
1932 829 square feet gallery
38
1940 2200 square feet gallery
39
1918 624 square feet recessed
41
1927 1500 square feet recessed
42
1909-1918 1196 squ are feet recessed
43
1950 980 square feet reces sed
44
1950 2400 square feet recessed
45
ca. 1910 1100 square feet recessed
46
1951 1150 square feet recessed
47
1948 1275 square feet recessed
48
recessed
1912 800 square feet recessed
49
unbuilt 500 square feet recessed
50
ca.1960 1000 square feet recessed
51
1945 1000 square feet recessed
52
1930 1200 square feet recessed
53
1908 965 square feet wraparound
55
ca. 1940 2800 square feet wraparound
56
ca. 1990 1350 square feet wraparound
57
ca. 1910 950 square feet wraparound
58
ca. 1 800 2100 square feet wraparound
59
1905 1066 square feet portal
61
1997 1000 square feet portal
62
1970 1456 square feet portal
63
2000 1296 square feet portal
64
ca. 1995 2100 square feet portal
65
ca. 1920 1375 square feet portal
66
1905 1950 square feet portal
67
1845 2750 square feet portal
68
ca. 1925 2185 square feet portal
69
1994 1150 square feet portal
70
1904 2100 square feet portal
71
1927 1200 square feet portal
72
1912 1807 square feet portal
73
1934 1304 square feet portal
74
1900 1350 square feet portal
75
