442 Square Feet
This design concept is for a tiny house in Detroit for Cass Community Social Services. The design provides a variety of living zones that could become more valuable depending on the time of day and season of year. The house provides a kitchen, dining area, living area, bedroom, bathroom, front porch and rear terrace.
Two people can gather comfortably on the front porch and say hello to neighbors and those passing by. The rear terrace would be a great outdoor living or dining area in warm weather, taking in the evening air. The grouped living, dining and kitchen areas provide a more expansive quality of life. A quiet zone for sleeping is created by separating the bedroom from the living areas.
The advantage of this housing scheme is that it provides more livable space to the resident by way of covered outdoor areas. Dynamic exterior devices add character to the simple modern design. Sliding wood screen panels at the rear terrace provide privacy and the ability to control daylight and heat gain. The sloping roof provides more volume for the living, dining and kitchen areas making the interior seem much larger and providing more daylight and views from the overhead transom windows. The rain chain close to the front porch would carry water form the roof to the ground providing an interesting architectural element to observe from the front porch during a summer storm.