MadHouse

Teismann, MT; Vega, C

MadHouse

Teismann, MT Vega, C

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Publication Type:: Artefact
Citation:: 2015
Issue Date:: 2015

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Teismann, MT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vega, C	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41644
dc.title	MadHouse	en_US
dc.type	Artefact
utslib.location.activity	Kansas City	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	Rising property costs in North American cities are contributing to the desire for building on non-traditional sites. While this research recognizes that increased housing costs are inevitable, it also engages the question of buildability of particular urban locations. Are certain sites unbuildable? Within the vibrant Westside Neighborhood near downtown Kansas City, MO, sits a narrow and steeply sloped over-grown site. The site rapidly drops ten meters from North to South. The Madhouse house project, an 1800s.f. single family dwelling, has been built both into the rock face and emerging from it - cantilevering over the cliff edge to the South. This project is named the Madhouse for a two reasons: firstly it is located on a quiet neighborhood street named Madison Street, secondly because nearly everyone who drives by comments on the ‘madness’ of the owner putting a house on the side of an urban cliff. The significance of this research is that it overcomes the complex and ‘unbuildable’ nature of the site using a combination of construction techniques rarely employed in a single building. Though complex in construction and implementation, the simple design does not buck the eclectic style of the surrounding houses. The use of air, stone, and light have driven this design since the beginning. The solidity of the house is derived from the bedrock it is intertwined with. The natural flow of air allows this house to utilize passive heating and cooling techniques. Moreover, the duality of both being in the ground and in the trees allows for an array of lighting techniques.	en_US

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