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Row House

Address:

35 WASHINGTON AVENUE, QUEENS, NY 11372

The goal of this project was to design a row house for the needs of a family. In this case, it is based off of the NEF Drafting Competition for the Taylor Family.

The Taylor family is living in a cramped rental apartment in NYC with young children and wish to make a lifestyle change. Dr. Jack Taylor is a professor specializing in infectious diseases and teaches at SUNY Downstate Medical College, and his wife, Dr. Ann Taylor, is a pediatrician and works near Park Slope at NY Presbyterian Hospital in Brooklyn. The time has come for a change.

The Taylors have three children. The two daughters are Laila and Lilou – aged 6 and 9 respectively. Their son Stephon is 3 years old. As part of their design requirements, they need an in-law suite for Ann Taylor’s mother who will assist with childcare.

Requirements:

-ADA aproved inilaw suit
-Balcony on second floor with exterior stairs
-living room
-informal family room
-master bedroom with bathroom and walkin closet
-library area
-At least 2 full baths
-3 bedrooms 

Concepts

Hand Drawing:

I drew up a concept of the ideas that I wanted and get an idea of how the front and rear elevation should look. I went for a Italian Baroque Revival style for the front facade and for the rear elevation and interior design, I went for a more modern look. Since we only had 4 weeks to complete this project, doing a full Italian baroque revival style would have taken way too long. So for this row house I choose this as a design idea and to save time creating what I wanted.

Also on the right, I drew an idea of the floor plans I wanted. Since I really wanted to incorporate a garage for this row house, it was difficult to make a plan that would work out, but it works.

For the roof plan, it's not drawn but it is supposed to be a flat roof with water being led into the drains towards the middle.

FINAL DESIGN

Site Plan:  
Elevations
 Floor Plans 
Basement Plan
First Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
Sections

Bed Rm 1

Bed Rm 2

Bed Rm 3

Bath Rm

Bed Rm 1

Bed Rm 2

Bed Rm 3

Bath Rm

Garage

In-Law Suit

Kitchen

Living Room

Master Bed Rm

Master Bath

Basement

Basement

Master Bed Rm

Master Bath

Dinning Room

Elevator

3D Sections
Renders
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