Koby Cottage was designed to accommodate families visiting their children attending a boarding school for troubled teens. Surrounded by nature, it provides a peaceful, private domestic setting for reuniting families.
The eleven hundred square foot cottage has an X-shaped plan formed by joining two prefabricated steel modules. One wing is for parents, the other for their child. A dining table is situated where the two wings cross to create a place for meeting, discussion, and to express family bonds. The structure is raised above the ground and the space between the modules is sheathed with glass to show the landscape as continues and nature as enveloping.
Koby is a prototype constructed using the KFS (Kullman Frame System), an extremely strong and efficient modular space frame consisting of hollow tubular steel that allows for large cantilevers and window openings. The structural system was developed for the construction of multi-story modular buildings. Its tubular steel space frame has the unique capacity to achieve heights of twelve stories using patented connections that minimize field finishing and speed the overall construction process. The cottage features a high level of craftsmanship and detail as well as a number of high performance components.
Client
Private
Status
Complete
Info
2010
Residential/Modular/Hospitality
1,100 sf
Albion, MI
Awards
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
AIA / NYS Design Merit Award
Publications
→ Sustainability: In Interior Design
→ Koby Cottage / Garrison Architects
→ House Tours: Modular Retreat