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1 poket neighorhoos Enlves with smller homes, front 2016 House Review Themes Ferury Multigenertionl Designs Mrh Strter Homes April Multiple Exteriors for One Pln My Contemporry Designs June Nrrow Lot Designs July Pool Houses n Cns August Revising Best-Selling Plns Septemer Mster Bths Otoer Luxury Homes Novemer On the Bors Deemer Kithens porhes, footpths, n tuke-wy prking re in emn By Lrry W. Grnett, FAIBD, House Review Le Designer A neighorhoo tht s wlkle is one of the most importnt items on prospetive uyers heklists right now, ross mrket segments. While peestrin-frienly evelopments typilly inlue retil, offie, n housing, there s inresing interest in simple poket neighorhoos tht onsist of smller homes, with n emphsis on people rther thn utomoiles. Here, rs re often relegte to seonry lotions, llowing resients to stroll through ommon ourtyrs, interting with neighors uring the wlk to n from home. In res where tthe grges re still eeme neessry, grges n e set on rer lne. In mny wys, the new poket neighorhoos re look k to resientil plnning n uiling of yore, efore the utomoile ominte. A return to nrrow streets, wie siewlks sfe for wlking n iking, n roomy front porhes ppers to e gining fvor. With n ie s innovtive s poket neighorhoo, it s importnt to just the etils to suit your speifi mrket. While eh of the following onepts hnles the utomoile ifferently, eh pys plenty of ttention to the vlue of wlkility Professionl Builer Jnury 2016

2 T his smll site on the Atlnti ost, situte mong very high-en ustom homes, le us to rete quint ommunity of seven three-story ottges. Designe in Costl Crftsmn style with n pproprite olor plette, these homes re tll enough to ffor views of the oen over the sn unes tht provie privy on the first floor. The homes feture three erooms, 3 ½ ths, n en. 1 Beh Cottges Arhitet Donl F. Evns, AIA The Evns Group evns@theevnsgroup.om theevnsgroup.om With: 25 feet Depth: 47 feet 4 inhes Living re: 2,720 sf Streetspe view Prtil site pln First floor hs flexile spe tht n e use s home offie, mei room, guest suite, in-lw suite, or plyroom The seon floor s open floor pln fetures gourmet kithen n grn room for ining n living, ll with gret oen views. This level eomes the gthering hu, perfet for entertining or fmily nights t home The thir floor is the privte zone of the home, with the mster suite n sitting re tking vntge of the view. The ottges were esigne with ging in ple in min, inluing spe for n elevtor to e e lter ProBuiler.om Professionl Builer

3 Arhitet Rihr Hnlen, AIA, LEED AP EDI Interntionl ei-interntionl.om THE PARK VIEW With: 35 feet Depth: 40 feet Living re: 1,500 to 1,975 sf This entry won ompetition sponsore y the ity of Menlo Prk, Clif., to onvert vnt 6-re inustril site into resientil ommunity. The site juts into the ege of n existing working-lss neighorhoo from n jent, unuse rilwy. Requirements inlue 1-re prk open to the surrouning ommunity n t lest 47 singlefmily homes. The prk is entere on the site with one sie open to the existing neighorhoo. On the other three sies sit new homes with front porhes overlooking the prk. Some lots re s smll s 3,000 squre feet, to hieve ensity. Six floor plns re ville, n ll houses hve front porhes n grges pulle k from the front fçes. Beuse the ril line is slte to eome the lignment for Cliforni s high-spee trin, houses t the site s rer must meet ousti requirements. Hmilton Prk Ril line n future high-spee trin trk New Feook hequrters Existing neighorhoo Cirle

4 priot ommons Blenheim Arhitet Roert Hiey Arhitets roerthiey.om With: 21 feet 6 inhes Depth: 48 feet 6 inhes Living re: 2,200 sf A porh retes weloming feel Spious entry foyer hs n open stirse Atthe two-r grge is esse off the loop ro n hs muroom for ropping ger efore rehing entry Generous guest suite with th, eroom, n sitting room n ommote oomerng hil in the future e Kithen hs rekfst nook, rhe entry, high-en finishes suh s mrle-toppe isln n woo floors, n n opque glss winow to preserve privy on smll lot f Glzing on ll four sies fills ining room with nturl light g Living room is intimte in sle h Ample loset spe is provie etween power room n ining room i Pinte woo gle eiling n winows relling Northern Cliforni ottge style gre the mster suite with its wlk-in loset n en suite th j Hll th is shre y two joining erooms; lunry is onveniently situte on this floor k Beroom 2 l Beroom T his three-story, single-fmily housing evelopment is on 1.4-re lot in lively Silion Vlley suur ner freewy trnsition ro. A eite ioswle t the enter will serve s poket prk n gthering ple for fmilies. Inspire y By Are rhitets Juli Morgn n Ernest Coxhe, the homes were esigne in Spnish style to ttrt ffluent high-teh ouples. The lrgest of four plns hs een orgnize for young fmily while fforing mple spe to grow into. Eh home hs privte sie yr rete y reiprol-use esement with its neighor, proviing extr storge n reue res. h k g l f j e i Professionl Builer Jnury 2016

5 the empty nest Arhitet Anne Postle, AIA Osmosis Arhiteture osmosisrhiteture.om With: 36 feet Depth: 60 feet Living re: 1,450 sf T his infill ommunity of six pire homes is iel for the lok-n-leve uyer. Big funtion is pke into smll squre footge: poket offie (everything essentil for the usiness of life is steps wy), fmily foyer with hooks n uies, wlk-in pntry, ess from the mster loset to the lunry, n sitting love in the owner s suite. Even the pets re provie for in this pln. A privte fene ourtyr provies the outoor spe neee for outoor ining, grilling, n Fio (uyers in this tegory re very likely to hve og). The Golfinh n the Chikee rete the perfet empty nest. A privte outoor ourtyr enourges outoor living, inluing smll privte outoor re for pets The open pln unites living, ining, n kithen in tringle pln, llowing for esy ommunition etween the three min living res The poket offie is the right size for omputer, printer, n files. Bills n letters re hien y low wll, ut the offie still hs view to the ourtyr n living res Professionl Builer Jnury 2016

6 rough reek DESIGNER Lrry W. Grnett, FAIBD lrrygrnettesigns.om With: 35 feet 9 inhes Depth: 57 feet 2 inhes Living re: 1,775 sf S everl prels of ln jent to existing homes llowe the retion of poket neighorhoo feturing 11 ottges tht rnge from 950 to 1,800 squre feet. Eh home hs two prking spes, one of whih is in n enlose grge. As resients wlk from their rs through the ommon ourtyr or long siewlk, there is opportunity to visit with neighors who re relxing on their front porhes. The nrrow streets re esigne to provie inset guest prking in ition to slowing own trffi spee, ensuring peestrin-frienly environment. A nery wlking tril les to neighorhoo prk. f e Eh home hs lrge front porh overlooking ommon ourtyr or nrrow street Nrrow streets hve inset prking, siewlks, n trees Dethe grges n open prking llow neighorly intertion Eh home fetures n open living, ining, n kithen lyout e Privte sie ourtyrs n yrs expn living spe, proviing ple for hilren n pets to ply f Seon floor fetures seon eroom n unkroom with four fol-own es. A sliing ril oor provies privy Professionl Builer Jnury 2016