360913 S Saratoga

3609-13 S. Saratoga
TWO SPECULATIVE INFILL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
New Orleans, Louisiana USA

3609-13 S Saratoga is the third Starter Home* project to be built in New Orleans. The project creates two new single family homes located on non-conforming lots in Milan, a transitioning neighborhood adjacent to the hisotrically vibrant Central City neighborhood. The formal concept for this, as with all the Starter Home* projects, is to create a new home that situates within it's context but is noticably altered by the site constraints and the paradoxes of adapting historic architypes to contemporary conditions. In this case, we were working through the manipulation of common porch motifs to expand the percived depth of the home. We expanded a traditional two-bay facade and layered it through the depth of the entry area, which is deeper than normal due to the parking space. The layering of the front surfaces are alternated to create subtle differences between the two homes.

In keeping with a desire to challenge development processes, 3609-13 S. Saratoga, through Small Change, is also the first equity crowdfunded project in the US.

Project Team: Robert Baddour, Sabeen Hasan, Lauren Hickman, Maggie Lloyd, Jessica O'Dell, Jonathan Tate

Existing site
Site in neighborhood context
Massing studies
Study models in site
First Floor Plan
Second floor plan
Facade concept
Patterning and unfolding of facade concept
Spatial qualities of layered facade
Facade study models
Final models
Construction plans
Construction elevations