CargoTecture
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Another small competition completed as part of a previous competition studio, this project was completed in under a month. The brief was to create a comfortable tiny house situated on a lot in downtown buffalo that would otherwise be too small for other occupation. The space allotted was one full cargo container 10' x 40' and one half sized container 10' x 20'. The total potential surface area was only 600 sf.
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The siting strategy for the house is to separate the 40' container into three equal parts, and then rearrange those pieces along with the 20' container into a configuration that maximizes the amount of surface area for the building. Both inside, and on top of the building. I maximized this by creating an additional 260 sf on the roof, totaling 860 sf.
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*University at Buffalo Research Symposium Project
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First Place Winner - $250 Prize
Public Choice Winner - $250 Prize
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SITE: 66 Tracy St, Buffalo NY
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PROFESSOR: Brain Carter
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YEAR: Spring 2015
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COURSE: Architectural Competitions
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*Selected for Accreditation