Lead Designer & Project Manager position. Responsibility to lead & organize legal team, ecological team, structural, civil, and mechanical engineers. Experience in successfully receiving wetlands and building permits, as well as zoning variances. Material research, custom curtainwall design, structuring and engineering a 32’ roof-top pool.

The house sits on a slip of land between the ocean and the bay. Located in a VE-17 Hurricane Flood Zone, the property has 3 acres of sensitive wetlands to the North.

Some of the green building techniques implemented are an advanced de-nitrification sanitary system, a closed-loop geothermal system, radiant heating, and 900 sq. ft. of photo-voltaic panels. 

Working for Barnes Coy Architects

Building Typology

The house sits on a slip of land where the ocean meets the bay, located in a VE-17 Hurricane Flood Zone. The property has 3 acres of sensitive wetlands to the North, and the building’s footprint was negotiated and permitted in a deal with the ecological board, wherein we added significant acreage to the wetlands preserve. The site restrictions of a VE-17 Flood-zone required that the building’s first floor be located at 19 feet above sea level.

Because the ground level is in a 5’ wave-action zone, Working closely with engineers, we developed a break-away wall system that would safely wash-out in modular pieces in the event of a 500-year storm.

Materials & Methods

The site required a minimally invasive foundation, with 119 Wood Piles connected by concrete pile caps and grade-beams. The rooftop pool is suspended within the roof, above the Master Suite.