304 Slaughter Ave

Jonathan Abdo, WWHS AOE

INTRODUCTION

The Architecture students at the Woodrow Wilson Academy of Engineering have been
sanctioned to design a residence for an empty lot in the Lakewood area of east Dallas. The structure
must comply with all local residential building codes and setback requirements. I have chosen to model
this house after the prairie style architecture homes commonplace in the historic Munger Place
neighborhood near the site.

SITE ANALYSIS

The site is the empty lot on the property located at 304 Slaughter Ave. It measures 50’ wide by
125’ deep. The existing terrain is predominantly common topsoil, with slight elevation change rising
towards the back of the lot. The prevailing winds on the site come from south-southwest. The extreme
hot and cold temperatures range from a 98° maximum in the summer to 24° in the winter. The lot
adjacent to the southeast contains an apartment complex overlooking the site, and the lot on the other
side is a single-family residence. The site is directly down the street from Woodrow Wilson High School.
SITE PLAN

A single-family residence will be placed on the site, facing Slaughter Ave to the southwest. The
building and porch dimensions will total to 34’ wide by 68’ deep. A driveway will run along the southeast
side of the lot in between the adjacent apartments and the house, and end in the back where the pad
will extend to allow room for two cars to park side by side. The house will have a wraparound porch
surrounding the house on all sides except the side next to the driveway. The porch will be setback three
feet from the side of the lot, and well back from the front of the lot, complying with local city residential
building codes.
FLOOR PLAN ANALYSIS

The house has been elevated off ground level to accommodate for the wraparound porch. The
front door faces Slaughter Avenue and opens into the house from the porch, leading into a great front
room. To the left as one walks in is the living room, with the ceiling level elevated to the same level as
that of the second floor. 3’ x 6’ windows line the front and northwest walls. Look up from where you
stand and notice the railing for the overlook area upstairs that overlooks the living room. Set ahead of
the front door several feet back is the staircase, leading up to the open walkway overlooking the great
room. Walk down the downstairs hallway, and to the left is the dining room, and to the right is the
staircase, and the ½ bath under it. The hallway opens to the kitchen at the back of the house. Lining the
wall to the right and the back wall of the house, is the kitchen workspace, including the appliances.
Situated in front of the counter workspace is the kitchen island. To the left, the breakfast nook is
positioned, and the double doors leading out to the back porch and the backyard are on the back wall
on the left side of the house.

Upstairs, the staircase leads to an exposed hallway, to the left the open walkway overlooking
the living room below, and at the end of the walkway is the overlook. To the right, the hallway leads to
two bedrooms that go off to the left, and the upstairs master bath is behind the door to the right. At the
end of the hallway is a door leading out to the second-floor patio off the back of the house. The master
bath contains the washer and dryer, enclosed in a closet.
LEED AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) initiative implemented by the United
States Green Building Council in the 1990s. it goal was the promote and evaluate environmental
performance of structures both residential and commercial. LEED credits are offered to buildings that
meet specific criteria entailing sustainable building or environmentally positive design.

The LEED credits this building aspires to are the LL (Linkages and location) badge, as this site is
located in a well-established area well situated within the northeast section of the city proper. In
addition, this house should qualify for the MR (Materials and Resources) badge, as it derives its
materials from sustainable and responsibly sourced outlets. This house also recognizes Energy Star
initiatives, with the use of appliances and energy saving features, (mainly so we can claim them on our
taxes).

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Universal design pertains to accessibility of the elements of a building, or the building itself. Its
principles advocate for all-around user-friendliness of buildings and components. This house emphasizes
two of these principles. The first, Size and Space for approach and use, pertains to the ease of access to
areas or things. This is emphasized in the wide hallways, open spaces, and well-connected areas found
throughout this home.

The second principle primarily utilized in this home design is the principle of simple and intuitive
use. Prominent features of the design include the consistency of elements, and the ease of access to all
most areas and elements in question.
FOUNDATION COST

The house sits on a pad of one-foot thick concrete. The house dimensions not including the
porch measure 26’ wide by 52’ long, as a pad of concrete is not necessary under the lightweight porch.
The contracted cost of the concrete came to $98.23 per cubic yard, bringing the cost of the concrete to
$4960.20. to increase the tensile strength of the foundation, lengths of rebar and embedded in a grid
pattern within the concrete. The necessary 1510 feet of rebar added an additional $702.15 to the cost,
bringing the final cost of the foundation to $5662.35. The foundation must be cast in place on the site.

TRANSMISSION LOAD

The transmission load pertains to how well insulated a structure is. The lower the transmission
load number, the better insulated something is. The total transmission load amounted to 25335.7
btu/hour, with the best insulated element being the roof and the least insulated components being the
windows and doors, seeing as they primarily made of glass. The house is positioned to be hidden from
the extreme sunshine of sunrise and set, by the apartments to the east, and the structures across the
street to the west. Transmission load is calculated with the surface area of the element in question,
multiplied by the U-factor of the element, which is the number that defined how well heat passes
through it. This subsequent number is then multiplied by the difference between the desired
temperature and the extreme temperature outside.
CONCLUSIONS

With an unlimited budget and sufficient sway and knowledge to be able to swing development-
ready property in one of the most up-and-coming areas of east Dallas, this house is the pinnacle of
student ambition and reverence to the classicism not atypical to the area. Changes to the design process
would be accompanied by changes to the prompt; instead of “it has to fit on the site”, if a budget had
been imposed or design requirements implemented, the resultant would have been drastically altered.

This project should be considered a success, as a livable situation has been synthesized, a design
speculated, and it is fluent with the stylistic characteristics of the area. It works with the situation, and
constitutes a proposal that cannot be ignored. This is not just a house, is not just a residence or a
structure; it is waiting to become someone’s home.
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 Door Schedule
Family and Type Count

Single-Flush: 30" x 80" 4

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overlook
living 437 SF Window Schedule
living kitchen 391 SF Family and Type Count
1 dining 303 SF
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overlook 159 SF
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bedroom 2 144 SF
Casement 3x3 with Trim: 1
Master Bed 127 SF 36" x 48"
upstairs 80 SF Grand total: 32 32
bath
hall 69 SF
downstairs 64 SF
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insulation and board
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Plywood Sheathing

Vapor Barrier

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Hardwood Flooring
gypsum wallboard
Plywood Subfloor and rafters
1' thick concrete foundation

Jonathan Abdo Structural section view

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 ZONING BENCH

SLAUGHTER AVE
FRONT SETBACK 25' BM 1
SIDE SETBACK
REAR SETBACK
ADJACENT
25'
10'
20'
MARKS
STEEL ROD
ELEV. 767.81
MAX HEIGHT (4 STORIES)

WOOD FENCING
LEGEND
SW STORM WATER SEWER LINE
G UNERGROUND GAS LINE
BUILDING LINE W UNDERGROUND WATER LINE
UT UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE LINES

UF UNDERGROUND FIBER OPTIC LINES

SS SANITARY SEWER LINES
IRON FENCING OE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC LINES
MANHOLE COVER
FIRE HYDRANT

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UTILITY POLE

MANHOLE COVER

STORM DRAIN
FIRE HYDRANT ALL SIDEWALKS
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STORM WATER WATER METER
DRAIN UTILITY POLE WM

REIGER AVE
WOODROW
WILSON HIGH
SCHOOL
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SITE
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