Submission NameSchlag Hills
Project Intent StatementAddressing the owners' desire for a carport, pool, and connecting deck on an awkwardly-shaped property in Pittsburgh's North Hills, the project demonstrates intelligent use of the site and clever use of material, surface, mass, proportion, and detail to create an addition to the home that is experientially rich and more than the sum of its parts. The project attempts to demonstrate the importance of thoughtful material implementation, specificity of detail, and visible craft in creating spaces which foster pride of place, offer depth of experience, inspire reverence for the natural world, and, importantly, remind us of who and where we are. In an effort to reduce resource consumption while bringing richness to the project, regional, reclaimed, surplus, and waste materials were utilized where possible, including reclaimed Kalwall roof panels, waste brick aggregate, surplus and waste Pennsylvania Bluestone, Western-PA-sourced White Oak, found PA stones, and waste deck lumber.