Affordable Home on the Eastern Shore of VA

Affordable Home on the ESVA

Statement of Intent

Making a small house big. I separated the service spaces with its corresponding program to maximize each space. By doing this it creates a split in the house with each program parallel to its service. The wall thickness is increased to hold built-ins for ample storage.

I used the metaphor “the house is a built-in” to influence my design.

Materiality + Color Theory

I specified materials abundant and native to the Eastern Shore to make the house affordable to construct. I use recycled metal for the roof and siding, as well as white washed pine wood for the flooring and walls. I use colors found in the landscape of the region to tie in the surrounding nature to the design.

**Section (Not to Scale)**
The house goes from 8’ ceilings to 14’ to make it feel big and open.

**View facing the open floor plan to the back of the house**

Pattern design for fabric in the home. Influenced from an oyster's mouth.

Chair made from plywood and metal crab cages for the back. Crabbing is a main industry on the ESVA, so I incorporated the local culture into the design.