maintenance complex proposalfriend house site

curt sparks

the enhanced current condition site plan shows an existing

break in the wood line providing an implied connection between

the friend house and the barn location

this proposed site plan shows how the regulating lines

generated from both the friend house and

the topography dictated the location and provided a base

line from which to pursue my design

solutions

the new maintenance building is situated on

the north side of the friend house so that an

outdoor working courtyard could be

created that best takes advantage of the

southern sun

this layout also preserves the view

sheds from the offices which will now be

located on the southern side of the

friend house while creating a new entry

drive and service loop

1 drive thru garage bay2 upper level loading dock3 material storage bays4 ext work area/courtyard5 new maintenance building6 chemical storage bins7 outdoor shower8 friend house offices9 future green house10 experimental planting beds11 ext office patios12 foot path from parking lot13 new entry road

standing seem steel panel roofing allows for a shallow slope roof without the environmental concerns of membrane layers

the roofing material is continued onto the horizontal banding of the new building

these bands create deep-set eaves shading the southern facade in the summer while allowing direct heat gain in the cooler months

the grid pattern developed from the site study was used in conjunction with alternating grain plywood panels to bring a sense of tactility to the new structure

learning from the bank barn vernacular, the new structure allows direct access to the upper level from the north side

the new maintenance building tucks into the topography for a more pedestrian scale

the linear qualities of the new building help tie it to the existing friend house

east west section