MADELINE TRAYLOR
GRADUATE STUDIO I
601 WALTON STUDIO WITH RICK JOY
THE BYRNE FAMILY RESIDENCE
Studio: Walton Studio - Fall 2017 Professor: Julio Bermudez & Rick Joy Project: FIELD IN THE FOREST Site: 6665 Bethesda MD Program: 6,500 sf Home Duration: 16 Weeks Family Profile: The Byrnes are a Fortune 500 family living in the Washington,D.C. area looking for a home that will help bring their family back together. Lauren, the matriarch and breadwinner, is having problems leaving work at work and connecting with her family. Her husband David, a stay-at-home dad and art collector, has decided to build a new home that does not compromise their security for freedom, and especially freedom of expression. The house I have designed is suspended within a field of salvaged telephone poles. Inspired by the surround context of the forest, I have designed an environmental sculpture that immerses the family within a work of art that does not wall them off from the rest of the world. The poles function as art, structure for the house, and security so that the Byrnes are constantly connected to the art that surrounds them, supports the house, and protects their family. |
SITE PHOTOS
LAUREN ON THE COUCH
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LAUREN WATCHING TRENT PLAY PIANO
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FAMILY TIME IN THE PLAYROOM
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BASEMENT DECK FLOOR PLAN
1. GRILL & TABLE 2. LOUNGE
1. GRILL & TABLE 2. LOUNGE
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
DAVID'S GALLERY 3. 24hr SECURITY 4. DAVID'S GALLERY 5. MECHANICAL ROOM 6. BATHROOM
7. GUEST SUITE
MAIN HOUSE 8. KITCHEN 9. PANTRY 10. MECHANICAL ROOM 11. BATHROOM 12. DINING ROOM
13. MUSIC ROOM 14. FORMAL SITTING ROOM 15. PLAYROOM 16. BATHROOM
17. TRENT'S ROOM 18. MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE
DAVID'S GALLERY 3. 24hr SECURITY 4. DAVID'S GALLERY 5. MECHANICAL ROOM 6. BATHROOM
7. GUEST SUITE
MAIN HOUSE 8. KITCHEN 9. PANTRY 10. MECHANICAL ROOM 11. BATHROOM 12. DINING ROOM
13. MUSIC ROOM 14. FORMAL SITTING ROOM 15. PLAYROOM 16. BATHROOM
17. TRENT'S ROOM 18. MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
19. AVA'S ROOM 20. TWIN'S BATHROOM 21. EMMA'S ROOM 22. MASTER SUITE
19. AVA'S ROOM 20. TWIN'S BATHROOM 21. EMMA'S ROOM 22. MASTER SUITE
ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE
This was the first experience I designed, Lauren's transition home. I first drew a diagram of Lauren "braiding" through the forest, leaving her responsibilities in the city and finding her way home through the repetition of the trees. This transition exists on the bridge to the home, lit up at night for way finding. The bridge also has moments where you can step off the path to see David's private sculpture collection that exists within the field of poles.
This was the first experience I designed, Lauren's transition home. I first drew a diagram of Lauren "braiding" through the forest, leaving her responsibilities in the city and finding her way home through the repetition of the trees. This transition exists on the bridge to the home, lit up at night for way finding. The bridge also has moments where you can step off the path to see David's private sculpture collection that exists within the field of poles.
FULL IMMERSION
The site is on a cliff, so you have the unique perspective of being up in the treetops. Not only is the family raised up to this level, but they are surrounded by the poles, giving them their own space to learn and grow together. Instead of surrounding them by a walled off community, the experience security through density. This relieves the feeling of isolation because you feel as though you are part of the forest, rather than a box.
The site is on a cliff, so you have the unique perspective of being up in the treetops. Not only is the family raised up to this level, but they are surrounded by the poles, giving them their own space to learn and grow together. Instead of surrounding them by a walled off community, the experience security through density. This relieves the feeling of isolation because you feel as though you are part of the forest, rather than a box.
FOREST TYPOLOGY & ORDER
The rhythm of the poles had to be just right. They could not be too close together, although you would rather them be closer for security, it would be a nightmare to live in. The poles could not be too far apart because then there would be no sense of security or ambiguity. I had to decided what relationship I wanted with the existing trees, which required me to study what types of relationships existed on the site.
I latched onto the idea of density, and mulled over how much of the existing forest/ poles would enter or interact with the house. I decided that the family would live within an area that had been sculpted out of the field, and that the field would honor the existing forest (I would leave the filed blank where there was an existing tree).
The rhythm of the poles had to be just right. They could not be too close together, although you would rather them be closer for security, it would be a nightmare to live in. The poles could not be too far apart because then there would be no sense of security or ambiguity. I had to decided what relationship I wanted with the existing trees, which required me to study what types of relationships existed on the site.
I latched onto the idea of density, and mulled over how much of the existing forest/ poles would enter or interact with the house. I decided that the family would live within an area that had been sculpted out of the field, and that the field would honor the existing forest (I would leave the filed blank where there was an existing tree).
SECTION THROUGH THE BEDROOMS
ENTRANCE SECTION
RENDERS
FINAL MODELS
FINAL PRESENTATION BOARDS