This is the first sketch model that has been made using the previous model as a template. The design has been altered to include a sunken courtyard next to the bathroom. The void in the ground has been wrapped around the structure to further illustrate the void as an extension of the strong line on the east and west side of the building. The line isn’t viewed in these pictures as the roof and floor have been emitted in order to read all levels of the design.

The change from a card model to a digital model has made some elements change and design problems more noticeable. The internal programming has been started and it has been recognized that the internal spaces may be harder to design inside this particular shell than originally perceived. This is pictured in the plan where the two bedrooms placed side by side among other things. The northern end of the building has become very boxy and large and it is my opinion that the design needs to be a little more streamlined in order to become visually appealing.

At the moment the ‘garden space’ is on top of the roof which will become a grassy undulating surface and the sunken courtyard. Tit may be preferable to re align the structure closer to the western boarder to allow more room on the side of the property to possibly adjoin with the neighboring property.

At this stage the materiality is becoming a concern as the grassy plane will need materials that are either organic or have some amount of aged texture to it such as corten.