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hi i'm doug patt and this is how to designlike an architect. i thought the best way to talk about design would be to create adream home for someone, but first, lets talk about the design process. an architect, likeany design professional draws on a wellspring of information. how we design is based tosome extent on what we know. what we know can be based on the school we went to, thebooks weve read, the magazines we like to look at, where we grew up, our friends andrelatives, the occupations weve held and in general, our life experiences. a professornamed edmund bacon (actually the father of the actor kevin bacon) told me something oncethat i will never forget. he said, its in the doing that the idea comes. that is, wemust sit and work through something before
we can find the best way to solve a problem.solving a design problem is essentially taking what we know and putting it together withthat particular challenge. when an architect sits down to problem solve they frequentlysketch. sketching is one of the best ways to work out the solution to a problem. andi believe that its exactly what edmund bacon meant when he said its in the doing that theidea comes. before we design our dream home i need to give you a little insight into oneof my favorite architects. le corbusier (october 6, 1887 – august 27, 1965) was a swiss bornarchitect, writer and painter among other things. he was well known as a modern architectand for his theories & approach to architecture. ill save his story for another episode, butwould like to reference one of his most well
known buildings. the unite dhabitation inmaresielles france is a very modern looking, long, narrow building that incorporates anumber of corbusiers design principals. the building is set on large concrete pilotisor pillars. it also incorporates a roof garden and sculpture. although the style is seenas brutalist, it was corbusier and his teams intention to create more suitable living accommodationsfor people that lived in congested cities. they did this by stacking narrow two storyapartments rather than spreading them out over the landscape. the buildings compact,lifted form was also seen as opening up the ground plane and providing the residents witha place of recreation on the roof. so, keep those things in mind as we look to designour dream home. this is kelly. kellys dream
home is a house on a cliff overlooking theocean in california. she loves modern architecture. now for purposes of time constraints im onlygoing to design a small portion of the house and im going to do it quickly. so, it goeswithout saying that any architect worth their salt should be using a lot more information& spend a lot more time problem solving than im sharing with you here. now, i assumed thesite was narrow because of the scarcity of build able land in say laguna beach, ca. inthat case i decided the home would be long and narrow, but tall. every area has zoningordinances that would probably affect the height of this building but im going to ignorethem for this exercise. the house will be essentially a four-story window that pointsdirectly at the ocean view. kelly wants to
be a counselor so we know there should besome kind of space dedicated to having discussions and being inspired. a cantilevered deck isperfect for this. now, an architect gets all kinds of useful information when interviewinga client for a job. kellys favorite building material is stainless steel so i decided toclad the whole house with it. kelly also told me she had been born on an indian reservationso i added this conical shape to the roof. a reference to the traditional american indiantee pee. and there you have it. i put what i know together with the challenge of creatinga dream home. some of what i referenced was work by le corbusier.what weve ended up with is a four story building set on pilotis. a home with a roof gardenand roof sculpture that doubles as an observation
deck. and finally a long narrow building withstacked living accommodations and a breathtaking view. all put together, a dream home for kelly.so, thanks for checking out how to design like an architect. im doug patt. if you wantme to design your dream home just subscribe to my youtube channel, then send me a messagein the connect with section. if i get enough interest maybe ill pic you & design your dreamhome in an upcoming episode.