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The Augustine is a 3-bedroom 2 story home to be built within the Emerson Park Neighborhood of East St. Louis, Illinois.
 

Conceptually, the Augustine challenges the limits of a narrow lot by creating space.  Restrictions in budget, square footage, and site size expose the difficulty of finding space within a confined area.  However, these restrictions did not so much pose a problem as much as they provided an opportunity.

The Augustine incorporates special design features in order to create a greater sense of space.  A second-story catwalk acts as a connection between bedrooms and opens the foyer and family room into two-story spaces. The views from second floor to first floor and vice versa, create a connection between the spaces causing them to feel larger.  The impressive size of these two-story spaces appears both imposing and awe-inspiring.

A built-in shelving feature connects the ground level family room and dining room to the second-story loft, while also emphasizing the generous height of the family room.  The two-story spaces are not only impressive in appearance, but they provide separation between public spaces and more private spaces.  The foyer and family room being the most public are distinct because of their excessive height.

The master bedroom is located on the first floor in order to make the design more flexible for different types of homeowners, from those who are looking for greater privacy to those who would prefer not to have to walk up stairs.
 

Flexibility

Due to its flexible plan, the Augustine should be attractive to various homeowners and be marketable to many different target groups, including:
 

• single-parent families with young children (either living at home or visiting)
• single-parent families with teenagers (either living at home or visiting)
• two-parent families with young children
• two-parent families with teenagers
• unrelated adults dividing house payments
• homeowners providing rental space
• elder couples with visiting grandchildren

Options

Every option provides 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, family room, dining room, kitchen, foyer, and utility room.  The first three options will study different garage configurations and the effects the garage has on the landscaping.  The last two options will offer a couple of ideas promoting a second-story loft.  Each option will display a total square footage and budget cost for comparison.  The budget costs are determined by an estimated $65 per square foot.
 
 

• Option 1
• Option 2
• Option 3
• Alternate garage and Site Studies- Options 4 and 5
• Model

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