Follow the line
Narrow urban and infill sites provide the organizing constraint.
Pattern / Long House
When the land is narrow, build along it.
Long House arranges Four Walls along a line. Rooms can share walls where building less makes sense, then open to sky where light, air, privacy and separation matter more.
narrow lots, or lots split a few ways, longhouses work in rows that support densification countering displacement
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Share construction
Use shared walls where adjoining rooms or buildings can share mass. Resolve party walls with the particular site.
Leave sky
Courts bring light, air and outdoor life into the depth of the house.
Open toward the court
Openings connect enclosed rooms with outdoor rooms while protecting privacy along the edges.
Vary the rhythm
Rooms and courts expand or contract according to use. There is no fixed bay or program.
Stay low / rise once
One enclosed volume may rise to two stories while the rest stays close to the ground.
Occupy the roof
A lower adjacent roof can become a planted or usable deck connected to the taller room.
Grow along the line
Extend the sequence when the site and your life allow.
Places to start
[LIVE] COURT [REST]
A starting relationship to explore, with dimensions and uses shaped by your site.
Concept diagram / No fixed scale
Here’s a thought. Buy a lot with friends or family. Divide the width. Build along the length. Share walls. Make room for eachother.
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