garage apartment

3-40' shipping containers joined together, backyard of a corner lot, parking access through an existing curb cut on the side of the property. the containers are divided into an efficiency with its own access and a separated storage area facing the back of the existing house.

the location of the 3 containers is given along with the existing curbcut, parking space is limited by the existing conditions. there are a couple of options im studying.

the site plan shows the existing conditions in white (outside the prop line). we can see our 3 containers on the upper right and our parking area access.

  the next images show some space studies for the container layout and structural reinforcement

green prototype

new work by the Cevallos Lofts, single story 1,300sf dwelling. this is the first and most basic of 3 prototypes.
the main info is ready to take to the SIPs panel manufacturer.

the highlite area is the conditioned space (indoors). The goal is to make the design as compact and affordable as possible as well as atractive.

in the last 6months, the general area of the site is under a high rate of transition. this next image shows a section cutting through the covered parking which also dubs as an access courtyard

the dwelling opens up to the back/main courtyard, keeping any oppening from the streetview absent creating a more abstract interesting space that could be interpreted as something besides a dwelling. even though from the street it might look like a flat roofline, it's actually a 2-12 L shaped shed roof.

conc work

slab work done. weather's been hectic this last week. temperature goes up and down along with random showers

the slab will cure for about a week before framing starts, meanwhile it'll get sealed

a sea of reinforced concrete, it's more like a small lake... this image is right after the last pour yesterday

Delaware under construction

existing conditions before demo

after demoing a couple of additions on the back of the existing structure, the site is prepped for slab work.
the existing structure has been leveled and the exisiting piers braced and reinforced, as well as regrading the crawlspace (the exisitng condition was ponding under the house on heavy rain).

prep work for the addition slab started as well, formwork is underway. we can see the steps leading down to the courtyard being formed

 a week later after the plumbing inspection steelwork started, grade beams are being fabricated and tied in

#7 rebar.! that's almost an inch in diam.

concrete work started this morning.

roofing

covering the terrace, insulation, stucco and color done...
next, railings and stair...lantern columns will be wrapped with perf metal.

conc work

the upper terrace is being poured this afnoon, we are having good weather the last couple of days.
next week we can install the roof and start work on the stair and railings.

here's a couple of views of the design's model

Leigh dec

doors and windows are up, electrical, hvac ducts and plumbing are in place. on the exterior the lath was done earlier this week, today its ready for stucco, the scratch layer should be done today.

afetr the holyday break, cabinetry will be ready, drywall and fixtures as well. the stuff sticking out of the floor are the kitchen island utilities.
After the stucco is done, the set of windows on the front facade will have a larger element with louvers, combining both upper and lower windows as one big element.

the finish color on the tall volume to the right should be of a light color to resemble the white stucco on the neighboring white structure to the right.