Edgar Cabadas
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Professional / Schematic design to late corrections

House in Section

A demolition and replacement scheme brought a main house, basement, garage, detached dwelling, pool and roof deck onto one parcel. I worked with the architect’s team from schematic design through the late rounds of plan check.

The house, detached dwelling, pool and driveway share one parcel. The cyan band identifies the edge addressed in the utility review.
FIG. 01The house, detached dwelling, pool and driveway share one parcel. The cyan band identifies the edge addressed in the utility review.Site and utility review
Project brief

A residential replacement through plan check

The city asked us to document an easement and obtain utility clearance. In my conversations with the utility, its staff disputed the easement the city had identified. I coordinated the drawings through successive review rounds as the delay put pressure on project finances. The plans were in late corrections when I left.

Setting
Private residential commission
Practice
Ames Peterson
My role
Schematic design participation, model and drawing development, consultant and utility coordination, submittals and plan-check corrections.
Project drawings

Drawings and studies

The garage sets the width of the lower façade. Above it, the roof and central entrance give the house a second point of focus.
FIG. 02The garage sets the width of the lower façade. Above it, the roof and central entrance give the house a second point of focus.March façade study · Initial design by the Ames Peterson project architect.
The entry opens beside the stair. Living, dining and kitchen spaces occupy the other side of the landing.
FIG. 03The entry opens beside the stair. Living, dining and kitchen spaces occupy the other side of the landing.Main floor
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  1. EntryThe front door opens toward the stair.
  2. StairLandings connect the occupied levels.
  3. Living roomThe open room faces the dining area.
  4. DiningThe table sits between living and kitchen.
  5. KitchenThe island faces the shared rooms.
The stair links the basement, living floors and roof deck. Its stacked flights hold the different levels together.
FIG. 04The stair links the basement, living floors and roof deck. Its stacked flights hold the different levels together.Section D
The demolition scope and the utility-clearance requests remained under review through the last round of corrections Edgar worked on.
FIG. 05The demolition scope and the utility-clearance requests remained under review through the last round of corrections Edgar worked on.Plan-check sequence · City review comments and Edgar Cabadas’s account of utility coordination.
A gabled opening marks the upper floor. The March design revisits the roof profile and the entrance above the garage.
FIG. 06A gabled opening marks the upper floor. The March design revisits the roof profile and the entrance above the garage.January façade study · Initial design by the Ames Peterson project architect.

Project credits

Initial design and project model by Ames Peterson. Edgar Cabadas worked with the project architect from schematic design through late plan-check corrections.

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