Haines Addition

This small addition provides gathering space inside and outside, in the process of adding necessary bedrooms and bathrooms. The owners, a multi-generational Japanese family that decided to combine households in Albuquerque, wanted connected, but distinct space for a young family of 4. We integrated Japanese traditions and unique family preferences into a budget and energy conscious living area with a separate entry, generous storage and light-filled volumes.

Entering through the courtyard behind the existing house, bikes are secured inside a concealed shed area before entering the corrugated weathering steel entry wall. The interior threshold is an adaptation of a Genkan, where shoes and outdoor wear are removed and stored. Full height patio door and glazing expand the scale of the entry space into the east courtyard, which hosts outdoor cooking and gathering for the extended family.

A circulation and view axis crosses through the Genkan from the existing house to the new addition and extends through the Project Room and to the south patio. Generous south light, shaded in the summer time by a south projecting overhang, illuminates the space, while full height shelves and cabinets organize games, toys and hobbies. Radiant heat from a polished concrete floor welcomes a no-shoes indoor lifestyle. The addition is composed as a slender entry hall that bridges across new courtyard spaces from the existing 1940’s Pueblo Style home to an elongated East-West bar. The major spaces form a syncopated row of light-filled volumes and full-height storage cabinets. The ceilings of the shared areas follow the pitched roof profile, while the private areas remain intimate with flat ceilings. North and south eaves are tuned to the local climate. The roof line tilts asymmetrically higher to the north, inviting north light and dramatizing the corridor and bathroom areas. Generous south light and solar gain, shaded in the summer by extended roof plane, illuminates the interior. The row of major spaces stretching east to west form a rhythmic of simple volumes and full-height storage cabinets. The ceilings of the shared areas follow the pitched roof profile, while the private areas remain intimate with flat ceilings.

PROJECT YEAR
2021 - (in progress)
AREA
1,000 sf
LOCATION
Albuquerque, NM
CATEGORY
Residential / Renovation