PROJECT 1: Multi-Generational Single-Family Residence: An ADA and Energy Efficient Project

 

You have been contracted as an architect to design a multi-generational single-family residence that is modern, accessible, energy efficient, and resilient.

 

Your clients have inherited two properties – #1 (0.28 acres) and #5 (0.516 acres) Concourse W, Brightwaters – and both properties will be combined into one lot (0.796 acres). All existing structures are to be demolished.

Multi-generational: Grandparent, family of five - parents and four children ages 8(f),13(m), 18(m), and 23 (f). The 23-year-old daughter who is an entrepreneur artist and needs and apartment and workshop.

 

Modern: Your clients are very excited to live on the water and they would like their home to “stand out” and be modern or “experimental” in design.

 

Accessible: The grandparent uses a wheelchair. All areas of the home are to be accessible. See NYS Res Code R320 and NYS Building Code Ch 11.

 

Energy Efficient: Your clients are seeking a residence that meets Energy Star requirements for energy efficiency at a minimum.

 

Resilient: Your clients are concerned about rising water levels and hurricanes and they are seeking a residence that will withstand these forces.