This project was intended as the first landmark project of a residential development to be constructed on a vacant plot of land in Detroit. Nearby was the bridge to Belle Isle, Detroit’s island park getaway. The tire factory that had occupied the site previously had released chemicals that tarnished the land. It would require extensive environmental cleanup

The primary influences are the “builder’s homes” I assisted constructing the previous summer. So the style is decidedly suburban, with some cape cod influences. The most interesting aspects stem from the fenestration, which curves within the simple residential form in a modern mode, and opens up in a large dormer. The exaggerated windows in the dormer are postmodern in character.

The house is 765 square feet on the main level, with 650 square feet above. An unattached garage is at the back of the site.