Thrasher Works
  • Hello
  • THE WORK
  • CONNECT
  • The Blog

The Weekender - a Box with a ribbon

1/11/2013

 
Picture
With just under 1,200 square feet, this is not exactly a tiny house though it does boast  of just one bedroom.  However, the views are open and spacious...it's just too bad you can't see the lake from here.
This project has evolved and though I wish it were for Bart and I, I'm certain we could never relax in such a place with a 3 year old running around.  But then I guess that is what grandparents are for, right?

Set in a wooded area, this house works well.  We own a few lots down in Gun Barrel City, Texas-- five lots all together so this would ideally be nestled into one of the center lots to maintain the privacy despite the vast windows.  The community is just a stones throw from Cedar Creek Lake though not close enough to dock your boat.  

The floor plan is a 25'x25' square, stacked.  It's just large enough to provide an open floor plan without making you feel like you are back in your college apartment which was a single room + a bathroom advertised as 'open floor plan'.  Upstairs there is a suitable bedroom space with full bath plus a den/office/whatever you make of it.
Picture
Picture
What I love about the house is the ribbon 
which winds its way around the box serving as an awning on one side and 
then a balcony on the other. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
This project has obviously turned into something of a Sketch-Up exploration to see how many objects we can insert into the file without it crashing.  If only we knew how to insert proper lighting, though I'm sure the computer would absolutely melt down.  

Either way, I think this is a viable design worthy of refinement and development.  Thoughts or suggestions? 

I giggle thinking of how this house design would be received in the neighborhood...it's not what you would call modern or contemporary.  However, if THRASHER WORKS built out all five lots, we may just be able to change their minds.  

So, do I have any takers?  Seriously, five lots for sale in a sleepy neighborhood...you would swear you are out in the middle of nowhere.  And I know the perfect architect for you.
Picture
Picture

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    December 2022
    October 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    February 2022
    September 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    March 2020
    January 2020
    August 2019
    June 2019
    March 2019
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    February 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    November 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    January 2015
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012

    Categories

    All
    Architectural Observations
    Architecture
    Urban Explorations

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Hello
  • THE WORK
  • CONNECT
  • The Blog