Ribbon House

Undergrad Studio

Ribbon house makes comfortable and adaptable housing more affordable for families in south Phoenix neighborhoods. Starting with a prefabricated core holding all service spaces, open spaces can be built around using a variety of construction methods.

Role /

Solo Studio Project

Medium /

Revit, Photoshop

Year /

2009

The guesthouse can serve as a secondary source of income and help pay for the initial house. As the family grows larger, additional bedrooms and baths can be added on, and eventually the guest house can be absorbed into the main house when that income is no longer needed.

Phasing plan showing progression of adding a guest house, and later adding spaces to incorporate into the main house.

The core, while holding all of the functions of the home, divides the public and private side of the house allowing a large open public/family space and long open patio spaces.

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