![]() It’s small enough for a single person company to do, and I live in one also. I did it because it is something that I can use all my skill base in. What made you decide to go with the tiny houses?Ĭhad: Well it is actually different than the small homes movement that everyone else is doing. And then I moved to Vancouver and been doing renovations and just in the last I guess last May, I decided it was time to start my construction building the tiny homes.Īlex: Awesome. And then I moved to Vancouver, or back to Hornby for another 5 years and worked for the same company I worked for when I was younger. So I started on Hornby Island and worked for a design and architectural company for 4 or 5 years and then I moved out to Nelson and did some furniture design and building and small renovation. So how long have you been designing and building homes for? Not just tiny homes but home in general maybe?Ĭhad: Well I’ve been building since I got out of high school, but not always doing the designing as well. I am all the way in Florida and I know you’re in Vancouver? Is that right? Where are you located?Ĭhad: Yea well Burnaby just on the edge of Vancouver there.Īlex: Oh nice. “Hi, Chad how are you today?”Ĭhad: I am doing really well it is nice and sunny.Īlex: Nice. Images © Structural Spaces Interview with the Builder Interview TranscriptĪlex: Hi I am here with Chad Smith from Structural Spaces and we would just like to welcome him. Curved Roof Tiny Home by Structural Spaces Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Scroll below the pictures to listen to an interview with the builder! When you go inside, you’ll find a geometric space with a kitchen, bathroom, living room, and loft bedroom. curved roof tiny home by Structural Spaces along with an interview with the designer/builder, Chad Smith.įrom the outside, you’ll notice shingles and a unique curved – and flat – roof. Natural and recycled teak is used for the bathroom and kitchen fixed furniture respectively, giving a rustic nautical feel.This is a 260 sq. Burmese teak compliments the ivory travertine, adding a homely warmth to the spaces. A soft off white palette is selected for the exterior and interior of the house, with texture was added to the surfaces of the wall and ceiling to articulate the natural light. On the lake side, the wave roof form unfolds to open up the views of the pool, lake, golf course and South China Sea beyond. A hole was cut into the curved roof for a large tree to protrude from the bathroom courtyard of the first floor. The integration of planting on roof gardens on the first floor and the attic level helps nestle the house into the surrounding landscape. The family room surrounded by glass for maximum views is on the first floor, while the attic houses the master bedroom with a private study, a large roof garden off its bathroom, and a roof terrace for sunbathing. The ground floor houses the communal spaces with an open plan kitchen and dining area overlooking the 30m infinity pool and lake/golf course beyond. The basement levels contains staff quarters, auxiliary and storage spaces, a parking area for 10 cars and a reflective pond which links to the entrance through a triple height space, covered by the wave form roof. All doors slide away to open up the rooms to the sea breezes and cool the spaces down. ![]() Internally, private zones are created to allow family members to retreat and enjoy time together when they are not entertaining. To reduce the massing of the house, the architects sloped the roof down so the lowest point faces the road, the curve of the roof helping to further soften the impact of the building. The house in Sentosa Cove, Singapore, sits on a plot with a wide road frontage, therefore the articulation of the front elevation was critical.
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