Our clients wanted a four-bedroom house with large public spaces that would open onto a constrained suburban site near downtown Raleigh. The existing site was long north to south and sloped down to the street on the north side.

Architects: in situ studio

Location: United States, Raleigh, NC, USA

Architect In Charge: in situ studio

Area: 3743.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Lower Plan

From the architect. Our clients wanted a four-bedroom house with large public spaces that would open onto a constrained suburban site near downtown Raleigh. The existing site was long north to south and sloped down to the street on the north side.
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 A stream bisected the site near the street, and the associated floodplain precluded construction on the front half of the property.

 A dramatic slope at the rear of the site prevented locating the house far back on the property. Our response to these constraints was a compact, two-story ?L? that creates an private outdoor space between the house and the hillside.

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