Brookforest Residence

Program:

Single family home in central Ohio located on a cul-de-sac with the rear yard backing up to a forest preserve

Features:

• Butterfly shaped floor plan
  • Street side stone entry wall on radius of cul-de-sac
  • Rear yard stone wall curves in opposite direction from the entry wall
  • Rear yard curve maximizes main living space views to forest preserve
  • Street side wall curve on secondary spaces blocks cold winter winds
  • Rear yard curve follows the sun for optimal solar exposure and natural ventilation
  • Combined wall curves provide privacy from neighbors
• Exterior and interior wall layered like stone garden walls to reflect a geologic area permeated by shale outcroppings
• Located in a subdivision with traditional design guidelines, design provides a dialogue between modern design and typical subdivision track homes
• Two story steel structure with bridgelike decks protrude from the curved stone exterior wall