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2305 W. Adams Street
Chicago, Inner City 2004-05
Program
Our clients have a passion for gardening. They are active in the community in which they live and are founders of a neighborhood garden. They desire a flexible, urban, and green home for two that can accommodate their extended family and friends. Our Aim Our aim is to construct an urban single-family home that is ecological, socially regenerative, and self-sustaining. We will only use energy generated on site. We would like this building to be an inspiration to other homeowners and developers in urban environments. |
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 view from garden looking toward main building |
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Site characteristics
This house will be built on a double lot of 40' x 77'. The lot is situated 3 miles west of the Chicago Loop. It sits in between other vacant lots in an area with turn-of-the-century brick and stone buildings.  site from west looking east |
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Zoning constraints The lot is zoned R5, which means that the built floor area can be 2.2 x its lot area. Side yards are required to be 4' wide but are allowed to be up to 4' above ground. On the west yard, we will build an open terrace 3' above ground all the way to the lot line. On the east yard, we will provide access from the alley to the street and utility meters. The rear yard is required to be as least 30' deep, but 60% of its area can be occupied with an accessory building with a max hight of 15'. Our accessory building will be multifunctional. It will be 11' - 5" tall to allow as much southern light in the garden as possible. |
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Basement
family room hvac room storage first floor entrance. dining room multi-use room terrace, main garden, east garden Second Floor bedroom access to roof garden Third Floor living room bedroom access to roof garden Green Roof location for renewable resources location for potential expansion of the house |
 view from garden looking toward kitchen and multi-use room |
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Proposal In the summer, the operable windows allow cross ventilation. The tree in the south garden gives beauty and summer shade. In the winter, warm sunlight floods the shallow rooms through large south-facing windows. These windows provide a multitude of views to the outdoors. |
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The dining terrace connects the passer-by to the garden and canopy tree in it. The building's façades are draped with ivy. Windows on both the North and South walls give the building a porous feel. A layer of mosses, herbs, and grasses cover the building's roofs. The accessible green roofs encourage bio-diversity and absorb water runoff, while insulating the interior and protecting the roof from thermal shock and ultra violet deterioration. We divided the house into four zones. Bathrooms are stacked and ventilated as an isolated area of higher moisture and heat. The kitchen is ventilated as an isolated area of higher moisture, heat, and odor. The living and dining spaces are located on the west side of the building where one can enjoy the last rays of the evening sun after work. The detached Multi-Use space is employed as part of the garden and is occasionally heated and cooled. |
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Design Process  site model |
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Intergenerational responsibility
The design is flexible to its present and future owners. The roof garden allows space and infrastructure for the future installation of photovoltaic panels and an aero turbine. We will provide conduits for all future appliances and an HVAC room in the basement of the main building. We are providing space for a future extension as well as structural strength and space for an additional storey to the building. Our scheme provides a 19' deep and 30' wide multifunctional room that can be used as a garage, a small shop, storage shed, guesthouse, large dining room, and multiple other uses. |
Schedule for construction: The project is scheduled for construction in Spring/Summer 2007. Click to view samples of construction drawings: kitchen sample of section S and E wall section of living room sample of foundation/wall/slab details sample of foundation/wall/slab details Square Footage: lot area: 3066.6 sq.ft. main building interior: 1737 sq.ft. detached multi-use building: 600 sq.ft. basement: 671 sq.ft. dining terrace: 257 sq.ft. total garden spaces: 2241 sq.ft |
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Zoka Zola |
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Credits: Design: Zoka Zola, Tanja Reiche, Shu Lai Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti MEP Engineer: IBC Engineering |
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