>> i'd like to welcome you allto grand rapids community college "a.r. 218-- sustainableresidential design" class. these students have worked very hardthroughout the semester with habitat for humanity of kent county, and we've been trying to work to present eight designs of sustainable homes for families on two locations. one is on wheeler in wyoming, michigan, and the other is on willisin grand rapids, michigan. and i'm dave dye.
i'm the instructor for the class. the students will introduce themselves individually as they present, but we would also like to thank bruce hall for all his good work on this. uh, kirk dehaan who, unfortunately, can't be here today, 'cause he's on a huge-- getting ready for a huge build on saturday. uh, brandon deckinga, who will be reviewing the designs today. and also jamison lancer,you were involved, too, today?
okay, so, those are all people from habitat for humanity of kent county who will be with us today. so, we'll start off firstwith the projects on wheeler, and we'll start off with kyle and evan. >> i'm evan hippe, and this is...>> kyle stephenson. >> and this is our project on wheeler. um... we kinda wanted it to look like, from the street, the other houses were on the blockwith the covered front porch and...
the side access, and the driveway going up to the side. this is our site plan. as you can see, our building outline-- er, our lot outline, and then our building envelop is there. and our egress window's in the back. we got a ramp coming up the side-- along the side, so it's easy for someone to get out of a van or something like that, and then go up the rampright there into the house.
and then, our shed's in the back. this is our first floor plan. our main entrance is up front here, under the covered porch, and you come into the living-- big open living area. and the bedrooms are in the backwith the bathroom for easier access, right across the way from the bedroom back there. um, our side entrance is more for like private-- for the owners, for to get in and kinda have like a secluded area. >> another thing we have is we have the scissor stairs,
so it makes it so the second floor is nice and symmetrical. so, we fit the three bedroomsin there pretty evenly... and the bathroom. and then, we left a big closetfor the, uh, main bedroom upstairs. but that was just kinda just "squeeze it in" and we were kinda messing around with the design on maybe making the bathroom a little bit bigger. but this is what we finally went with. we got a window in the closet,
but that can kinda belike a nursery, i guess, if you got a family--a young family. and then, this is our basement. uh, over here is the mechanical room. we left a lot of room for the water heater and everything. and then, the future bedroom matches pretty much justwhat's on the first floor, and same with the bathroom, so to make it even through all the floors.
and then, here's our kitchen schematic... and we have updated it since then on the actual plans. >> these are our elevationsfrom the sides, so... as you can see, here's the ramp with the covered side entrance into the side door. and then, we have our mid-elevation window in the stairway for light and... (quietly)just... reasons. this is the front.
so, this is the front looking in from the street, and... we were unsure about-- i don't know. if for like a change, possibly, is adding some stairs along the front for easier access into the front yard. and then, the back-- that's where the egress window is for the future bedroom in the basement. and this is our wall sectionand then stair detail. for our stairs, we did thesescissor stairs, and they're-- just because it'd save us a little space and they line up pretty well,
and i sorta liked the design. >> we kinda wanted the aesthetics in the front here to maybe break up that straight "box house" look, with the front porch kinda cut into the home there. we got our square footage here is 804 on the first and 520 on the second, which gets us right underneath what was required-- er, is maximum for our home. um, all right, here's our site plan.
um, with our-- we have our drivewaycoming in on the one side with the ramp in the back of the house, just so that you aren't seeing it from the front. um, and then, the front porch. uh, shed might be a little large. i wasn't sure how big to put it, so i stuck it-- just stuck one in there for--so that you know it's working. >> so, our first floor is, um-- our main entrance is probably gonna be from, like, the back,
'cause for likehandicap accessible. so, we have the ramp in the back,and it comes right in. we have a closetright up to the-- at the top right here for all your coats and stuff you got there. and we have stairs off to the, um... right, as you come in. and then, down here, is gonna be your main bedroom for your first floor, and your bathroom is right next to it, so it's just right out around the corner,
so it's easy accessible for, um, bedroom to bathroom. and all of our main private stuff is towards, like, the back of the house. and then, where our more--like, for groups and stuff, when you invite people over,is all towards the front, 'cause you got your kitchenand your living and your dining, all right up here in the front. >> our upstairs for bedroomswas kinda tight for space, 'cause we went with the smaller upstairs. we got closets in the firsttwo bedrooms pretty good.
that one-- the other bedroom we have up there is maybe a little tight. it might end up being someth-- you know, a bedroom for a smaller child. not so much, you know, an adult. um, we got a bathroom here. it's-- um--with a closet. um, this closet could also serveas a chase if it needs to be, 'cause from the first floor running pipes and other stuff upstairs, which can help with h.v.a.c. and other stuff that you might wanna run to the second floor.
here's our foundation plan. our center wall's a little staggered from most people's who have a straight wall running straight across the basement. um, we have the egress windowwith the bedroom in the back, and then the future bath right next to it. and next to that, we have a room where you can do laundry and whatnot. and then, the utility room. and then, open space for the restof the area for future living room if it ever ends up being finished or anything else.
um, here's our kitchen layout. um, we went with the "l." >> we made sure we had a sink, your range, and then your refrigerator. we have plenty of counter spaceso that they're able to do, like, all their cooking needs and stuff. we have counter space here, cupboards, plenty of spots to, like, put pots and pans. areas to do all their essential cooking and eating needs in the kitchen.
here's our elevation plans. here's the front side, and then the, um-- we have our-- like, this is the frontlittle porch up here, and we have our two windows. um, we have vinyl siding,we have an asphalt roof, and we-- our-- we have--here's our front entrance door with, like, two stepsgoing up to the porch. this would be our rear side--rear view. and here's, like, with our ramp coming back here
that comes--it's like a "u." >> switchback. >> switchback. >> switchback ramp. it comes towards us and the back towards the, um, door with a platform out here, making it so we can get, like, the distance with the ramp height and elevation. >> here's our stair detail and wall section. um, for our stair detail,we got 6'8" head heights,
which meet requirements. they're stacked, so we aren't wasting spaceon level one to level two. um, and then, here's our wall section with-- we got eight-foot head heights on all the floors. >> this is eight--118 wheeler-- have the front entrance to be more open. just a concrete porch, where people can-- for guests-- can walk up into the house more open.
and then, driveway extends back, and then there's a parking area behind the house, behind where the ramp is. wanted it to feel more open, and then in the back, be closed off more with the ramp, 'cause that's mainly gonnabe the private entrance where they enter the house. here's the ramp. this is grass right here.
rear entrance. the shed. it's a six-footby eight-foot shed, and plenty of space for cars to park. >> all right, here's our first floor plan. like he said, kind of our main entrance from the back is gonna be right here, leading into kind of an open area-- also can be used for the dining area. um, we thought of having the dining area kind of back here,
away from kinda like the t.v., so when you're having a family dinner, not everyone's just watching t.v. you're actually having,like, separate family time. and then, you have your bathroomwith a little closet here for, you know, coats and shoes. and then, bathroom. and then, the main bedroom. and then, kitchen.
and then, living room in the front with a lot of open windows, so it's nice and bright. and then, the staircase going up. and then, having a landing, and then turning into the second floor, which starts right here. so, landing and then floor-- er, couple stairs into a 3'6" hallway. um, bathroom. a little storage closet,and then the two rooms there. >> our foundation plan, where we--
i completely forgot about the bedroom needing the egress window, but this can be switched. the mechanical roomcan be put in this area. it's still right next to the bathroom,and then the laundry room over here. so, it hits all of the... required water and mechanical needs. stairs coming down. enter from the first floor, down--up here and go down the stairs. >> kitchen lay-out, and we went with this style,
where you got fridge and then you got your pantry. and then, sink, dishwasher, and then range. and this is gonna be open--that looks into the family room area. and then, this would bekinda the bearing wall down the center of the house, there. and then, here are our elevations. our front-- you got the asphalt shingle roofs, and then the vinyl siding, and then your egress windows all around the house.
and then, here's the back. you have your ramp here,and then up to the door. and then, windows for the two bedrooms. >> next. >> and then, your right side kitchen window, a bathroom window, and then more of the family room. and then, your egresswith your wall around it. and then, your front door-- bedroom door--
and then this door--er, window is for-- is right in the staircase to givemore light into that hallway area. and then, your ramp. >> our wall sections--there's the two by eight joist, eight-foot between each floor. and the concrete floor in the basement with the foundation. our stairs-- "l" stairs going up. they're right, vertical, stacked, so there's no wasted space.
>> this is our home on wheeler. we have an open front porch on the front, so it can kinda look welcoming. and unlike everybody else, we put our ramp in the front... right here. so, it's--what-- six inches? >> oh, we weren't quite surehow the front slope was gonna go. um, we figured we could build upthe front yard, so that way, the ramp would be minimal.
um, that's why we did put it in the front yard, because then the drop-off in the backfor the future bedroom would be less. you'd get more actual sunlight into the window. >> um, this is our site plan, and we have our six-footby eight-foot shed off in the rear, set back. >> okay, so this is gonnabe our first floor plan. this is where you're gonna come in through the public entrance. you're gonna walk directlyinto the living room.
um, the stairs are gonna be there, also, with your entry closet. right next to the entry closetis the door to the basement. so, our stairs are stackedon top of each other. coming through the living room, you're gonna walk inthrough the dining room, and then into the kitchen. the kitchen is kind of an "l" shape. um, this portion right hereis an open island peninsula
into the dining room, so it kind of has a great room effect, so it's gonna be quite open. we have our bathroomover here with our sink, and then we have a largepantry closet versus a... actual linen closet, 'cause you could fit it a little bit more towels in there, i guess. and then, our barrier-free bedroom is gonna be on the back. and then, we have a second covered porch
coming of the, uh...kitchen. >> this is gonna be our second floor, where you come up the stairs, and we just have a three-quarter bathroom up there, and then our two bedrooms. >> this is our basement and... like she said, all our stairs are stacked, so our stairs are gonna be over there. this is gonna be the future bedroomwith the egress window... and the future bathroom right here.
and like our stairways,all our bathrooms are stacked as well. and then, over here, in this little spot, is gonna be laundryand the mechanical room with some space for storage under the stairway. >> and then, this is just more information on our kitchen. it is approximately a 15-footwork triangle for the kitchen. and then, these are just elevationsof all the three sides of the kitchen, so you can kinda get an ideaof how the kitchen flows. >> and this is just our...
front and left-side elevations. and i forgot to say thatour front porch has, like... i believe it's a three-foot, like... kinda brick thing in the front, so you can, like, sit out there as well. this is our bedroom window, and she put it a little bit lower, so you can be able to see out there, like if your kids are playingin the backyard and stuff. and this is where the egress window is gonna be. >> and last, this is just our stair detail.
it is, um-- they are stacked,so it's easily maneuverable. however, on the upper bedroom, um, the closet does kind of hang over, but the closet is-- there's enough room in the closetto have a three-foot, um, cut-out for the actual stairs, so there's plenty of head-room. but then, you can still hang an entire rack of clothing over top of it. so, we figured we could doublethat space in that closet but kind of overhanging 'em. and that's essentiallyour room-- our house.
>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm marc hopkins. this is ken humberstone. and this is our one and a half story on willis street. um, for the front, we put a porch in--a wrap-around. thought it looked more aesthetically pleasing. um, we have a hip roofcoming up to a gable-- and to create that roof line and make it look very interesting. it creates more grooving, but just like the aesthetic feel of it.
we also have a knee wall up at the top there to create that half-story, to reduce the profile to match the buildings in the surrounding area, really. there's the site plan. you have willis streetin front of the house. we had an interesting site,whereas our plot of land was not directly linear with the road--it was on an angle-- about a five degree angle, so we had to kinda get creative
with our housing--whoops. you have the front entry right there. and then, you have a rear entrywith the accessible ramp. for the front entry, you enterstraight into the living room, and it's mixed withthe dining room as well. and we wanted to create the public space of that really open because as you go through the kitchen into the more private area, it gets tighter, it gets more confined, because you don't spend as much time in the private area.
you don't just usually hang out in your bedroom all day. you go out in the living area and converse with your family and such. >> hopefully, yeah. >> all right, and then, moving onto our-- er, actually, to discuss the bathroom. we have the shower,the closet, the vanity, along with the bedroom in the back. and then, you have the stairsthat go down from over here and up from over there.
and then, in the second story, you come up the stairs and you have two bedrooms and the bathroom. in the bathroom area, we have space behind the showers, so you can run upall your equipment-- er, your water lines and everything such asventilation and like that. and then, going to the basement,you come down. this is a potential area for a living room in the basement, really.
then, you've got your laundry,equipment rooms next to the stairs, future bedroom with the egress window. and then, the bathroom. and in the kitchen plan, you got a simple "l" kitchen with two windows, so you can see people coming up the front or the drive. and here's the elevations. you wanna go over those?>> yeah. uh, we decided
to put these two 24 by 24little windows right there. uh, those can be taken out, though, but we tried to solve that 20 percent transparency problem in the front elevation by addingthose two little guys there. big problem was, uh... the knee walls and especially with this bedroom, how it has limited space to fit a bed in, and still be livable. so, we have these small windows there.
using vinyl siding,asphalt shingles. uh... now, the dormer herehas a 6'3" wall. we found that gettingthat wall to be any bigger, we'd have this dormer peak abovethe rest of the roof's slope here, which would not work. so, we were really fightingthat design portion there, but i think it really workswith that bathroom now. here's the stair and the wall detail.
um, we have all the head heights required. another problem was in that kitchen area. we had a big span right through here that separated the two bearing walls... that you see here--the bearing wall to above the stairs and below. >> my name is jake vogelsang. my house design is located at 1611 willis street in grand rapids. this is a one-story, three-bedroom,one-bath on the main level.
um, ramp access is in the front of the house. i tried to keep thatas minimal as possible. i initially was trying for the back, but i tried a littledifferent for this one. here's my site plan. um, it just gives you someof the basic measurements. i got 42 feet from the back of the house to the back of the property, um, the 35 foot to the streetfrom the front of the home,
ten-foot driveway, 20-foot from the rear of the house. and my main floor plan, um... all the rooms are handicap accessible. basically, you're gonna walkin the front door right here onto a covered porchfrom where the ramp is. um, directly into the living room. um, it has somewhat of an open feel if it wasn't for my closet that i put in right here,
where the dining room is and the kitchen. the three bedrooms. the master bathroomis located in the back, 'cause it was reallykind of the only area where i could make it a little bit bigger because of the hallwaythat i put in there. and, uh... then you come out to the rear-covered porch. i just put the deck in.
now, of course, that's optional. otherwise, it could just bea set of stairs right there. and my basement framing. i got the four by four egress window right here for the possible bedroom. um, i did put-- label these "possible bedroom" but... there's a bathroom... storage. the furnace, mechanical room right here.
um, i put the laundry roomright here for easy access, um, figuring that... maybe someday, you know, if they wanted to put a wall there-- 'cause i put a support truss right here, so i could keep this area open for, like, the family room or a... a cool bar or something like that.(audience chuckling) and here's a kitchen layout. um, this is in the front of the house.
i just-- basically, i did, um... just put different views on like where the refrigerator,sink, and the stove-- it is in the triangle. and i just gave all the measurements that, basically, for what you were gonna need if that was gonna go in that area. elevation view-- some of the materials-- um, i put the foundation here
on the front of this one, so you could just see the foundation and then where it's cut off right here, 'cause in the front of the house, this is just a, basically, a footing slab for where the kitchen is, 'cause the basement itselfis just more of a rectangle. and then this is the shorter side of the home, with the possible deck.
they're both--rear covered porch here, 6/12 pitch, asphalt shingles, vinyl siding. i did put all three by five double hung windows on this side of the house. also, i got the six by six wood columns for here for support on the corners on the front and rear porch. um, here's my four by fouregress window in the rear. just a little bit more information on, you know, what doors or whateveris going here in the--
where the driveway's located. and then, here's my stairs. i'm not seeing my measurement. i'll-- 'cause this is a little different than what i got-- of what you have there. that's more revised on the paper there than what this is. so, this is just giving you some-- all the materials. uh, two by eight joist... where the ceiling's at.
and... the six-inch concrete floor in the basement, and just some of the information for the stairs-- the-- where the risers, tread, two by twelve stringer, floor. >> my name is bill frieburg,and this is wilson padilla. and together, we're working onthe project at 1611 willis street, and the total square footageof our house came out to 1,183. and what we did is, in the process of designing our house,
we tried to make it as appealing-- also, to fit in with the generalcharacteristic of the neighborhood-- and that's what you see here on our rendering. on our site plan sheet, i'm gonna turn this over to wilson. >> this is our site plan here. and as you can see, this is willis avenue north. we've got an 11-foot-wide driveway that's extending 20-footbeyond the house here. uh, the lot size
is about 131 feet by 40 feet. and we've got our covered porches in the front, and we got another porchin the rear of the house. our landing area is right here in the front. and our ramp is here. we thought we'd keep the landingand the ramp in the front, 'cause it's a little transitionreally well into the entry way. >> this is our floor plan, and, uh... again, as wilson mentioned, i'll start at the front of the house,
which is the east side. the driveway is right here on the south side. you come out into a ramp landing. you go up the ramp--there's a five-by-five porch, and that's where the entrance is right here. so, as you walk in the entrance--the front entrance-- you walk into the living room area. we've got a closet right here to hang your coats in. and then, it's combined to the south side of the house,
you have the kitchen area. and then, as you're going west,you come into the dining area, and then there's a hallwaythat traverses to the west. here, we've got a bedroom, bedroom, bathroom--full bath-- and then, we have another master bedroom. it's a little bit bigger. and closet space in each of the rooms,as we have noted here. and then, coming in the back entrance,there's a five by five porch--
it's not covered, where the front porch is. and you enter in, you have a closet space here, you have plenty of room in here to hang coat hooks or put a bench in or whatever you want,in this area, as i walk in that back entrance. then, our stairway just runs straight down that south wall, into the basement. so... that pretty much coversthe whole first floor area. >> going to our basement plan...
you have the current drawings with you there. as you can kinda see, we're coming down the stairs here, and we have our future bedroom--it's still in the same location. and i believe we have the bathroom here in this area, and then our laundry room,and then our mechanical room. >> this is our kitchen layout. we have it set up just like it is on the floor plan, so north being to the top.
we have a refrigerator,counter space, dishwasher, sink, cabinetry upper and lower, stove, and this is justa counter space here that kinda comes out just for a little separation between that and the dining area. um, so, it's a real workable kitchen. uh, here's just a couple viewslooking at it to the east view and looking at the south view, with all the dimensions for the heights and the widths
that you would have in there. >> looking at our frontand read elevation here. actually, the front--this is the east elevation, looking at it from the east side. this is our west elevation. you guys see our egress window... whoops. then, this is our right elevation,which is our north elevation here. we have our living room area here,
our bedroom, bedroom, bathroom, and then a bedroom here. >> uh, just wanna back up to the elevations real quick. note that we've got the typical 6/12 pitch roof, asphalt shingle, vinyl siding. all of our bedroom windowsare the three by five, so they all meet the code requirements. i think we have enough to meet the 20 percent rule with those windows in the kitchen.
we also thought about putting more glass in the door, 'cause i thought, also, that wecould put glass in the door, but... yup, or we could always do sidelights. so, um... this here is our wall section and stair detail. this is just a traditional wall section here. basic footings, six-inch slab in the basement,two by twelve stringers, and just the breakdownof all the materials
that are involved in that wall section. over here is our stair view. uh, we understand that we forgot to open the floor up right there, but from where the--that's the wall right here. that wall above it on the first floor, so that's actually whereour floor would open, and actually at that point, we have the-- it's actually 7'8" right here, but we know we've got the 6'8" clearance beneath that,
so i just have to open that floor and make that correction. we have the--everything meets code, as far as the risers and the treads, handrail-- all that stuff is met to code. >> this is our projectfor, uh, 1611 willis. first off, perspective here. um, we wanted to-- we didn't reallystick with it-- i mean, the feel of the area.
um, most of it is a one-story--most of the homes are one-story, so we just went with it,kinda one and a half story. um, but we did try to keep the-- get the transparency there. so, we have a number of windows. our ramp in the front, um... is there. um, go into the site. um, not much more to say about it. um... we are--we're gonna add a lot of trees here in ours.(audience laughing)
>> hope it's in the budget. >> yeah, right, "hope that's in the budget." so, you have willis is over here, obviously. within the buildable area,our house is only-- we cut it down to 18-foot, just to-- it worked better with the way that our plan sits. >> i'm kyle mouw, like he said. um, before this presentation, it was perfect, but then dave changedthe files, apparently,
so it's not quite there.(audience chuckling) as you enter in from the right,you go into the living space, the kitchen, and the dining room. it has a very open feeling to it. that dotted line going throughthe center is just a beam. that's not gonna limityour circulation at all. the kitchen is pretty sufficient. it has a countertop in betweenthe kitchen and the living space, with some bar stools next to it.
i thought that that wasa nice addition there. um, hallway going tothe rear of the building. you start from the public space and go to the private. the master bedroom, the bathroom. you can see that from the plan. and then, your stairwell coming from the rear of the house, going up to the second floor. as you venture into the second floor,there's a large hallway with a closet. you could add a table next to the window if you wanted to.
bedroom on either side of the bathroom-- keeps it symmetrical. um, we raised that knee wall up to 6'8" so we didn't need to add dormers. we thought that wouldactually save some money, and that would allow us to have a straight stairwell, going up there. we have egress windowson each of the bedrooms. the basement, coming down the stairs. we have a future bed,future bath, and mechanical. all the walls line upwith the first floor, so that's gonna save on money.
we have an egress window for the future bedroom, of course. and then, storage and laundry for the larger space. we have bearing walls going through the middle of the basement, so you're not gonna spanany longer than 12-foot. this is the kitchen. we have a 15'6" work triangle. we have nice counter space around the kitchen, and it's accessible. i'll let aaron take care of the elevations.
>> all right, we have the front and rear elevations here. um, again, with the transparency, we tried to keep-- you know,give as much as we could there. um, tried to keep 'em kind of in balance--you know, symmetrical throughout. so, uh... and then, the egress window in the back. then, the two side elevations-- again, tried to keep a nice feel of placement and size of the windows.
and then, we have our stair detail and stair wall section. everything pretty typical there. um... >> (indistinct speaking). >> yup, and we have our (indistinct), as well, so did include that. >> at this point, they're going to look at the plans, and then they will get back with me, and we'll figure outwhat our next step is. but what i need from you,and what's going on right now is i need name, phone number, and email,
so that when they figure out what the next step is, i can get in touch with you, because you may need to makesome changes to your plans. but as far as the plans are done now, i will grade what you have now. so, effectively, this portion's done. the next portion will be whenthey select who will build-- who the plansthey will build-- i'll get in touch with those,and if you give me your emails,
i'll let you all know what happens. so, your academic responsibilitiesright now are done. (cheering, applause) but i will-- i will askthat if they decide to build, that those people will work with us to get the plans in order, so that they can do it, okay? >> summer jobs?>> i don't know. we'll have to figure that out. but thank you all-- you did a great job.