VISION HOUSE The model for realistic, sustainable new housing.
The “urban farmhouse” is becoming a redefined example of a traditional architectural style within urban infill projects. Traditional columns become two story vertical spines, the railings are industrial fencing that may be found at a farm supply store, metal roofing becomes a design element on vertical walls at the “friends entry.” Exterior industrial/warehouse lighting pulls all of these elements together.
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exterior views
The 2011 Green Builder Vision House
Kit of Parts exterior views
Behind the VISION Green Builder Media’s VISION House Series
The design for the VISION House Orlando provides flexibility and creative living options. By Cati O’Keefe
Infill development often requires creativity because of the unusual or small lots available for building. Such was the case with this year’s VISION House Orlando: Veteran builders Jon Pleveich and Kim Foy of Southern Traditions Development brought in Ed Binkley, AIA, president of Oviedo, Fla.–based ed binkley design, to make the most of the challenging lot. “In any design project, you need to identify the market, decide who the house is for, and then consider budget,” Binkley explains. As important to Binkley, though, was to design a house that reinvents what is expected of a long, narrow lot. “A lot of homes are predetermined. You can tell what will happen in a 20’-wide house when you walk in the front door,” he says. “You expect to see walls.” Binkley treated the space like a loft with multifunctional spaces rather than breaking the spaces into discrete rooms. “I wanted the house to ‘explode,’ so you could see through it,” he says. “One way you can make a house feel larger is if you can see the outdoors from certain vantage points.” The strategic placement of windows and doors brings daylight into the house. “It’s follow the light syndrome,” he explains. “People will follow the light into and through the house.” The kitchen is the center of the space, with living spaces radiating from it, including
to outdoor entertaining areas that visually expand the 2,500-square-foot house. Binkley’s concept of a “kit of parts” for the house’s design is what gives it flexibility.
“I looked at it like a shell where we could do anything we wanted. You could get rid of every interior wall and use folding doors, rolling walls, or screens to divide the space— you could personalize it for how you live.” GB
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presents realistic, sustainable new housing and retrofit models appropriate for today’s economy.
The VISION House Orlando 2011 is a new home that Green Builder Media is constructing with partners Southern Traditions Development
www.southerntraditionsfl.com, ed binkley design
www.edbinkleydesign.com, and Designs by Pat Gaylor
www.patriciagaylor.com. The project will incorporate the essentials of sustainable design and construction and will incorporate education and training for building professionals and consumers about green building products and techniques, as well as broader aspects of sustainable living. Visit the VISION House Orlando ’11 pages
regularly during the course of the project for updates, case studies, videos, articles, and other important information. To learn more about green design and
construction principles, visit Green Builder College
www.greenbuildercollege.com, our online educational platform, which offers a comprehensive curriculum about sustainable development.
The 2011 Gree Build Visio Hous
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