MOUNTAIN HOUSE
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EXSISTING HOME 6-7 DIAGRAMING 8-11 PLANS 13-15 SECTIONS 18-19 ELEVATIONS 21- 25 CITATIONS 26-27
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MOUNTAIN HOUSE
MADE AS A RETREAT THIS HOME IS PLACE IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. WITH THE MAIN MATERIAL BEING UNFINISHED CONCRETE GIVES THIS STRUCTURE A VERY MINIMALIST LOOK. THE TWO STOREIS SERVE AS A BEDROOM AND FULL BATH AS THE SECOND STORE AND A STORAGE AND A OCCASIONAL GARGE AS THE GROUND LEVEL. THE MOST NOTIBLE PARTS OF THIS HOME ARE THE EXTERIOR BAMBOO DECKING AND THE EXTERIOR SHEILDING FROM THE FIRST FLOOR TO THE SECOND .
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IMAGES OF THE PREEXSISTING HOME IN DILLARD GA TAKEN IN SUMMER 2001
PICTURES TAKEN BY TIMOTHY HURSLEY
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ROOF PARAMETRIC
IN THIS HOME THE ROOF HAS A VERY UNIQUE EXTERIOR COVER THAT SHEILDS THE USES FROM THE SUN IN THE SECOND STORY BEDROOM. AS YOU PROCESS TO THE SECOND STORY THIS PARAMETRIC ACCOMPANIES YOU ACTING AS A BOUNDRY FROM THE HOME TO THE GREENERY.
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PLANS
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LEVEL 1
THE FIRST LEVEL IS MAINLY FOR STORAGE AND A SMALL GARGE WITH A SMALL KITCHEN. WHAT IS VERY UNIQUE ABOUT THE FIRST LEVEL IS THE REAR PROCESSION . THIS PROCESSION HAS THE USER WALK THROUGH A TWO LEVEL GARDEN SURROUNDED BY NATURE. THIS GARDED GUIEDS THE USER TO THE HOME OR INTO THE LUSHES LANDSCAPE.
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LEVEL 2
THE SECOND LEVEL IS MADE FOR SLEEPING AND UTILITIES . THE SECOND STORY IS MAINLY USED FOR LIVING AND EMBRACING THE SURROUNDING ENVIORMENT .WITH THE OWNER'S SUITE BEING CANTILEVERED IT ALLOWS THE USER TO FEEL EMBEDED WITH THIER SOURROUNDINGS OF NATURE.
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SECTION
MONOLITHIC CONCRETE SLAB -ON-GROUND AND FOOTING
METAL FENCING INSULATION
WALL REINFORCEMENT
WALL-STAY-IN PLACE OR REMOVABLE FORM
THE SECTION IS SHOWING THE EMBEDED ELEMENTS IS THIS CONCRETE WALLS . CUTTING THROUGH THE FIRST LEVEL AND SECOND LEVEL SHOWING HOW THE SPACE IS UTILIZED AND SCALE.
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ELEVATIONS
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NORTH ELEVATION
SHOWING THE RAMP TO THE SECOND LEVEL AND THE FRONT FACE OF THE HOME
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WEST ELEVATION
SHOWING THE RETAINING WALL AND THE ROOF PARAMETRIC.
SHOWING THE TWO LEVEL GARDEN AND THE SECOND LEVEL EXTERIOR DECK AND FENCING
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CITATIONS
Mountain Tree House. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, June 2021, msmearch.com/type/residential/mountain-tree-house. Accessed 17 Jan. 2023.
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Timothy Hursley, Timothy. Mountain Tree House. Directed by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. Dillard, Georgia, United States of America.