(4) Large or complex projects are hard to plan and often requiring changes--it's better to respond to change than follow a
linear planReferencing local precedents, the Bowtie house fuses modernist ideals with vernacular strategies and a
linear plan in responding to its Ozark context.
Arranged in a 5m-deep
linear plan that runs along the eastern edge of the gently terraced plateaus, it is essentially single aspect.
Experienced journalists are nimble enough to succeed in dicey situations and should resist any temptation to craft an overly precise,
linear plan. In fact, the unpredictable nature of over seas situations might require fellows to dodge what is often the key question in any linear evaluation model: How will success be defined?
The only thing I liked was a nearly
linear plan adapted from a novel by a famous dead white European male and, instead of feeling ashamed of this preference, I felt defiantly monocultural.
The stunning solution is "Eaglewing," a stretchable
linear plan that turns standard roof trusses upside-down to form the houses' "wings." The inverted roof framing leaves attic space for insulation and ducting, permits an inexpensive reflective flat roof, and puts volume in the living space where occupants can enjoy it.
Over the centuries its basic
linear plan was enriched by the wings of residential quarters.
The sequence has a dramatic and inspiring form, making the most of the
linear plan rather than being cramped by it.
A new local plan prevented much expansion to the south (as was originally intended), so extension had to take place at each end of the
linear plan. At the eastern end, the addition was made using the precast concrete structural system and adaptations of the cladding of the eight-year old building.
The
linear plan follows the line of the beach front and was dictated by the decision to provide all rooms, both private and public, with unobstructe views towards the sea -- as well as views of the spectacular sunrise.