Worm's Eye View of Model
Siting Strategy
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The desire is to create a basic single wide unit which demonstrates
proportional improvements on the stereotypical single wide rectangular box.
Additional height is most needed, since highway transport limits
manufactured homes to 13 feet. With this dimension, a streetscape with the
houses' short side facing the street would have a puny, repetitive series of
facades 13 feet high by 14 feet wide. Alternative height to width proportions
create a more substantial street address for the unit. This is done by attaching
units together or adding front garden walls. The introduction of site-built elements
will instigate the desired proportion change.
(Excerpt from Student's Project Description) |
The problem of street presence may account for some of the community resistance faced by mobile home owners. The mobile home "gives itself away," with a weak foundation and a weak facade. Jane Yates' project rectifys this problem in two ways. First, she adds a cap to the single wide, giving it a stronger vertical presence. Secondly, she extends the apparent width of the unit with the addition of a full height louvered garden wall. The wall also softens the entry sequence into the unit, by drawing it through a private courtyard.
Barb Stein
Studio