Custom 
A-Frame

Location: Village of Athens, New York
Area: 4052 sq. ft.
Plan: 2 floors and Basement
Scope of the Project:

  • Custom Design
  • Building Permits
  • Full Construction Documents

Status: Foundation works.

Custom Structure

A Frame is a single truss structure mostly for 1 storey bld. Our case was 2 storey and basement.

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DIY Project

The client wanted have simplified engineering and Highly Detailed Porject to be able to build it by himself!

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Lot Limits

The project has custom zones like personal Squash court, etc. But the lot was very restricted with building area by the city.

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Custom Style

Our client loves mimalist style but wanted to customize it for his preferences and adapt to community regulations.

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Restricted Location

The lot is a part of a community with strict building rules. The house is located on the hill which offers good panoramic views. The village is a calm natural place surrounded by mountains.

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Sloped lot - Better Layout

The sloped lot not only gives better views but also creates more challenges to the structure. The height difference allowed us to include one more floor - a custom basement with access to the backyard.

Design Process

Following the right process was the key to creating the exact space 
Client where wanted to live and Optimizing Construction Costs.

1. Concept Design

Checking different options allowed the client to get better solutions.

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2. 3D Rendering

It showed the 95% precision of what the house will actually look like.

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3. Building Permit

The building permit was obtained with the 2nd submission within the same month.

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[1.0]

Concept Design

This stage includes Custom Planning, Architectural & interior space Design as well as preliminary Construction Budget estimates!

The results were:

  • different design options to select the best solutions
  • concept drawings to confirm design code complies with the city
    preliminary construction budget estimates
  • interior 3d walkthough

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3D Rendering

To make sure Planning and Selected Finishes match the desired look we did 3D Rendering in real scale and environment.

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Building Permit

This set of drawings is a Simplified version of construction documents. It shows to the building department the design is done per local code. But doesn't allow to build a custom structure.

The building permit was obtained with the 2nd submission within the same month.

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Construction Documents

We confirmed the planning with the city with the Concept drawings. Then we did Architectural, Structural, MEP, and forms to get a Permit to Start Construction without additional design work.

The building department made an additional request. 

It was the 2nd month after building permit received and the client did excavation work for foundation.

Challenge with the city

We've quickly checked the details and made landscape plans and others additional drawings so client moved on with constructuion!

Results: Foundation Works

Client succesfully got the Building Permit, highly detailed DIY 
Construction Documents and Started Construction.

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