emigration

Informed by members of the community that many had tried, but that due to easements, height restrictions, setbacks, soils issues, natural vegetation, and rights of way, all had failed.

The property owner’s lot was deemed unbuildable.

In spite of nay-sayers and with a cautious optimism, the owners teamed up with Imbue Design to solve the problem.  With creativity, time and determination a solution presented itself.

The resulting home is a composition of volumes that shift vertically and horizontally, in plan and elevation, squeezing to conform with the various site constraints. The staggering forms and spaces are a manifestation of the site driven restrictions.