the slip’n slide configuration:
_instinctually clear, slipping two modules past one another results in a rich interplay between interior and exterior spaces. the slip’n slide configuration of one plus one plus an offset uniquely provides porches that fill the voids created by the sliding modules, serving as bonus living areas while bringing character to an otherwise simple scheme.

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presentation model.

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Project Facts:
designHABITAT II house proposal: the slip’n slide configuration
_auburn university school of architecture 3rd- and 4th-year students bill moore (moorewl@auburn.edu) and uel (bassesg@auburn.edu), respectively
_client: alabama association of habitat affiliates, habitat for humanity international
_building partner: palm habor homes (factory in boaz, ala.)
_location: lafayette, ala.
__site: small town neighborhood street, 100′ street frontage x ±200′ depth (typ.) [with setback restrictions]
_configuration: 2 modules (”module 1″ and “module 2″), slipped past one another with front porch and back deck built on site

__module 1 (the northern module):
___dimensions and such: exterior to exterior overall dimensions: 14′5″ x 46′0″ with 1′ overhang on north, 2′ on west. contains the living room, dining room, full bath, master bedroom, and hallway. 2×6 studs and 9′ side walls with a 6:12 roof pitch. max height while shipped: 12′6″; height on site: 18′7″ using a hinged roof system raised on site after being dropped in place.
___exterior cladding (site-applied): 1×8 cedar lap siding up to 9′, then board and batton hardieboard to the soffit
__module 2 (the southern module):
___dimensions and such: exterior to exterior overall dimensions: 10′7″ x 41′0″ with 2′ overhang on south, 1′ on east. contains the kitchen, 2 bedrooms, and laundry closet. 2×6 studs and 9′ side walls with a 3:12 roof pitch. height while shipped and on site: max 12′6″. (the 3:12 pitch does not exceed the 12′6″ maximum shipping height for alabama and is therefore built in factory at the correct pitch).
___exterior cladding (site-applied): up to the head height of the windows (6′8″) is 1×6 cedar rain screen with 1″ spacing (matching the 6.5″ visible height of the 1×8 cedar lap siding of module 1). then board and batton hardieboard up to the soffit, similar also to module 1.
__for both module 1 and module 2
___roofing (site-applied): light colored metal reflective roof, or if need-be, black asphalt shingles with a radiant barrier OSB sub-roof (factory-applied sub-roof).
___insulation (factory-applied): foamed-in-place polyisosianurate or bat insulation sufficient for the climate (hence 2×6 studs)
___cabinetry (on-site installed): custom built off-site by students.
_cost:
_schedule:
__fall 2005: research seminar class
__spring 2006:
___january: 4-week design charrette, of which these fives proposals are the product
___february/march: design development, engineering and factory-production of modules, site preparation, permitting
___march-early may: on-site construction and finishing

Earlier Plans:

_this upper plan divides the public and private spaces left and right, respectively. this gives the public space a wider span (like that of a “double wide”) that the other plan lacks. due to the dynamic change in module size from the northern-most to southern-most module, both the front porch and back deck align along the southern edge, limiting the use of the back deck and also seeming to ignore the other half of the site to the north.

_the lower plan divides the private and public spaces top and bottom, respectively. where the upper plan had to spend square footage on a hallway, this lower one has no hallway and direct access to the rooms from the public space. the critique of this plan focused mainly on this issue, and that of circulation into and within the house. it does have a front porch and back deck aligned along the diagonal.

_the eventual plan (shown above as the final plan proposal, or download pdf) capitalizes on the benefits of these two earlier plan studies. the porch and deck are aligned along the diagonal, opening up to the more public street front and simultaneously to the more private back yard. valuable square footage may be spent on having a hallway in the final plan, but the positive aspects of having a wider public space in the house and giving any trips from the bathroom to bedroom a less viewable venture made good use of the sacrificed area. the front porch, not included into habitat for humanity’s square footage calculations, gives the family more living space and place to survey the neighborhood from a rocking chair; the sheltered outdoor living space also helps in buffering the hot summer sun, keeping the sun from heating the house envelope and thereby reducing the cooling load.