Parkridge House in Ann Arbor, Michigan by PLY Architecture

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This project redefines the internal organization and exterior form of an existing 1960’s single story ranch house. The project for a new master bedroom suite and a guest room leverages the limited scope of work by using the overall new form to give the entire house a new identity.

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• Architects: PLY Architecture
• Project: Parkridge House
• Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A
• Project Type: Residential
• Schedule: Design 2008-2009, Construction 2008-2010
• Square Footage: 1100 SF addition

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The new massing is positioned forward in relationship to the existing approach and seems to rise upward as the hillside falls. The new master bedroom provides this new front with a formal face, yet does not yet imply entry. As you move further into the site the appearance of a courtyard caught between the existing form and the new massing reveals the new entry.

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Additionally the exterior of the new massing is articulated as a draped skin hung loosely over the new forms. The skin is then extended to wrap portions of the existing massing as well giving the house a completely new appearance. This looseness of fit between shin and mass defines a number of unexpected spaces caught between surface and mass.

Image Courtesy © PLY Architecture

Image Courtesy © PLY Architecture

Image Courtesy © PLY Architecture

Image Courtesy © PLY Architecture

Image Courtesy © PLY Architecture

Image Courtesy © PLY Architecture

Tags: Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

Category: House

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