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Elevation Studies | Andrew Zago 

The crew is all back together! It’s great having Nathaniel back, happy and healthy! 

The past few weeks 20K v20 has been working on more technical aspects of the design: how the house will be put together. We’ve been working on figuring out the structure of the foundation, which we luckily have a lot to go off of from the previous 20K Houses since the house will be raised on piers. One thing that we are addressing is the fact that the previous houses have been very low to the ground which makes it difficult to put in floor insulation and plumbing. We have determined that the house will be raised at least 2.5′ from the ground to the joist. In addition, we’ve been studying and drawing details to figure out how the house will connect with the porch. The porch is one of the most important spaces in the Income Home so the details and construction need to be seamless to make that space special. 

We are still working with both the L and the Long plan, and we will be fully designing both. The facade is different for both since the long is 38 feet longer from the front so we’re doing elevation tests. In addition to the different facade views, we’re testing the elevation to see how the house will touch the ground or cover the gap between the house and the ground. It’s all in the details. Looking forward to our review with Pete Landon this Friday to see how he can help and push us further to reach the final goals.