The Airy House
COMMUNAl DWELLING
Year: Fall 2021
Location: 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Area: 3900 sqft
COMMUNAl DWELLING
Year: Fall 2021
Location: 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Area: 3900 sqft
People are more likely to connect each other with nature. Natural ventilation could not only help to keep occupants calm, reducing the stress, but also improve their attention. In this project, the house invites natural wind and light indoors. In fact, seeing natural movement indoors could be more beneficial than seeing nature outside through a window.
Starting from the idea, the space is designed in an axis, providing a long living room in the center, with all activities spreading out. The idea that capturing and drawing the wind through is to provide voids along the living area. There are no large solid walls longitudinally, instead, using the full-height sliding doors for separation and coherence.
One of the most significant designs is to create a “semi-private” space by introducing softweight chiffon curtains, connecting people to the public living room harmoniously. While sliding the full-height walls to the sides enlarge the space, and the room becomes more airy. At the same time, they can all have a view of the central environment.
Starting from the idea, the space is designed in an axis, providing a long living room in the center, with all activities spreading out. The idea that capturing and drawing the wind through is to provide voids along the living area. There are no large solid walls longitudinally, instead, using the full-height sliding doors for separation and coherence.
One of the most significant designs is to create a “semi-private” space by introducing softweight chiffon curtains, connecting people to the public living room harmoniously. While sliding the full-height walls to the sides enlarge the space, and the room becomes more airy. At the same time, they can all have a view of the central environment.
Public area is located in the center with all functions. A space that encourages people to connect and interact. Public living room, kitchen, dining and meeting bring diverse activities, attracting people to be together.
Soft material like curtains are applied in the longitudinal side, hard material like wood panels are set in transverse direction due to the movement of air and sunlight.
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