Guest House
This project was a small but difficult project for a number of reasons. It is designed for a client who had a 1950s bomb shelter in the back yard they currently use as a tool shed. They asked for a design to build a small guest house on top of the existing structure. The project included a survey of the site and existing structure, meetings with the clients to develop a program for the new addition and the creation of a set of drawings and a model for presentation. The challenge was to creating a passively heated and cooled building in a forested area on a building with an existing orientation.

As this was a project for our spring semester it also included developing drawing and model making skills.

This 1950s earth covered bomb shelter has a wood roof that is still in good condition and sound block retaining walls. The client requested that the guest house utilize the existing structure.	Students were required to present a full set of drawings that explained their ideas and, in addition the construction methods they intended to use.	Students are encouraged to provide professional quality presentation materials. This design used the footprint of the existing structure. Done by Justin.
Each student presented their ideas to the client. In addition to meeting the client’s requirements the final project also had to incorporate as many sustainable features compatible with the site. Left to right: Alexandria Hope, Yonatan Strauch, Gheary Oatey, and Steve Becker (client).