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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
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
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