Ann Arbor, Michigan (2017)
Project Size: ~160 SF
Transparent connects two domestic conditions, home and home office, via a covered walkway to protect from winter weather. The geometry negotiates a significant elevation drop within the tight confines of property setback lines. Three programmatic entities are incorporated: a powder room, a bistro nook, and a circulation route, while openness brings the living space closer to the outdoors. The proposal emphasizes lightness, transparency, and materiality to both promote views to the original, historic district protected house and also differentiate it.
Featured in DWELL: https://www.dwell.com/article/transparent-addition-kase-studio
This project was completed in collaboration with:
Kasey Vliet - Principal in Charge, Project Manager
Sharon Haar, FAIA - Designed in Collaboration With
Tyler Whitney - Design
Qinwei Wu - Design
Structural Consultant - SDI Structures
Ken Kalchik Design - Construction and Fabrication
Construction Team: KASE Builders, LLC (general contractor), Dexter Block (concrete foundations and flatwork), Dan Del Zappo Electric, Chelsea Plumbing, Curtis Brunn Drywall, Ann Arbor Fabrication (structural steel), Richard Brothers Painting (exterior steel painting)