Burned Condition In order to design a response, the burned condition of the home was documented through site photos and scaled drawings, and thought of in degrees of burn, as if the house is now a burn victim. There were varying degrees of burn to be understood as charred, crispy, or the most burned: gone.
Intervention The elevations of the building carve away the burn, and respond with transparent conditions. The draw of the burned condition of the home is its new light conditions as a result. This allowed for a response that is not historical restoration, but historical invention. In re-creating a subjective history, there are many greenhouse like conditions for an occupancy of plants, and potential plant lovers.
Sections Not only is the elevation carved away, but there are openings in the floor and ceilings as well, to allow for skylights, and more light to filter through. The roof of the building becomes a glass,
greenhouse roof with an occupiable garden attic.
