AERIAL VIEW OF THE SOUTH WINDOW WALL AND SCREEN PORCH
This home, currently on the boards, is designed for a flat site in the Town of Arena in Iowa County Wisconsin. My clients came to me with the idea of building an A-frame house on their rural site. However, we quickly came to the conclusion that the tight space constraints of an A-frame would not meet their requirements. A-frames, with their steeply pitched roofs which double as the walls of the house, are big on ceiling height but small on floor area.
Instead we opted for a design with a 1-1/2 story great room, with the remainder of the house being 2 stories in order to create adequate space for four bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, a large walk-in pantry, loft, mud room and laundry.
Instead we opted for a design with a 1-1/2 story great room, with the remainder of the house being 2 stories in order to create adequate space for four bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, a large walk-in pantry, loft, mud room and laundry.
APPROACH FROM THE ROAD
The front and sides of the home utilize standard sized windows, saving the drama for the great room window wall which overlooks the forested south end of the property. Exterior materials include black metal vertical siding, black standing seam roofs and black windows, with stained wood entry door, overhead doors and screen porch framing providing warm accents.
In addition to the interior conditioned space, there is a screen porch for enjoying the summer months bug-free, and a patio which wraps around two sides of the great room.
In addition to the interior conditioned space, there is a screen porch for enjoying the summer months bug-free, and a patio which wraps around two sides of the great room.
VIEW OF THE GREAT ROOM LOOKING NORTH
VIEW OF THE GREAT ROOM WINDOW WALL
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