Studio Twenty Seven Architecture

Empty Nester Residence

Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander
Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander

EMPTY NESTER RESIDENCE

Studio Twenty Seven Architecture

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Ehlert/bryan Inc

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Wakefield Building Group

AREA
222 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Arlington, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This new house is for an “empty-nester” couple downsizing to a smaller residence now that their children have grown.

Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander
Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander

The program for the new house was only 2400 square feet, but this was significantly larger than the 1600 square feet found in the existing homes in the neighborhood.

The most contextually appropriate massing for the new house was to work with the “pill-box” typology of the original structure.

Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander
Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander

Rotating the orientation of the roof line ninety degrees provide a house with a similar street presence massing but the ability to move deeper into the rear of the site.

The home was to be constructed by a local builder using builder-level detailing and common materials and framing.  The Owners elected to use wood siding on the exterior for its visual warmth and renewable quality.

Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander


Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander
Empty Nester Residence
© Hoachlander Davis Photography / Anice Hoachlander


Empty Nester Residence
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Empty Nester Residence
Front Elevation
Empty Nester Residence
Rear Elevation
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