JOSEPH SANDY

This house design while still in its infancy is an attempt to design an ADA accessible house that has multiple level changes. This lead to an interior ramp that organizes the project and provides accessibly to all spaces.      

I have come up with a new idea for the roof. Instead of having the taller wall that faces the street completely operable(there were concerns about security) I have added a brace that transforms the interior roof into a gable. The lower half of this section is non operable, the shutters are now the short side of the inner gable roof. The advantages of [...]

My submission to the $300 House Challenge. My entry link, Contest website link. If you would like to vote for my or any other proposal, you will need to register and rate at least 25 entries before any of your ratings will count. If you do vote please be courteous and respectful of the other entries.    

Last week I had the pleasure of touring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Freeman House in Los Angeles. One of his four textile block houses and the first use of a glass corner without a mullion. The house was so badly damaged by an earthquake that it was red tagged. The house has been now been seismically [...]

The Plan Set for the 350 sq. ft. Usonian inspired house is finished, and available for you to download. The project page is here. Included are elevations, roof plan, floor plan, and alternative floor plan. The plan set is simple but should give you all of the information that you would need. It was produced [...]

I have finally had time to finish the 350 sq. ft. Usonian inspired house. I will be posting the plans later in the week. Here are a couple images of the finished design.