A modest new house designed to meet the owner’s unique requirements and budget. The house is compact with three bedrooms, an open plan ground floor, large garage and partial finished basement. A special foundation was engineered to compensate for the poor soil conditions at the site, which is located adjacent to wetlands. Simplicity, ease-of-cleaning and low maintenance were main themes of this design, with attention paid to natural air-flow and daylighting. From the start, this house was designed to be built by a home builder and the builder was brought on board early in the design process. This allowed good control of budget and quality as the specifications for the house were developed.

New House

Amherst, New York
Completed in 2004

Structural Engineers: S & E, PC

Richard Skop

Builder: Tucker Homes