RESIDENTIAL DESIGNON IRREGULAR SITE CONDITIONSBy Sean T. Friedo December 6, 2024 A thesis submitted tothe Faculty of the Graduate School ofThe State University of New York at BuffaloIn partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for the degree ofMaster of ArchitectureDepartment of ArchitectureACKNOWLEDGMENTSMany thanks to Dennis A. Andrejko, Gary Day and Lynda Schneeklothfor their guidance and inspiration throughout the yearsand for helping to make this thesis a reality.Thank you to my family and friends for all their support.Special thanks to:Marie Wrynn&Michael D. RossWithout you, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible.This thesis is dedicated to the memory of Deborah Rose Molnar.Table of ContentsThesis Abstract pg. vii Introduction pg. 10 Definition of an Irregular Site pg. 13 Precedent Study pg. 17 Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright pg. 17 The Boulder House by Charles Forman Johnson pg. 22 Casa Malaparte by Curzio Malaparte pg. 25 The Reeve Residence by Jim Cutler pg. 33 The Rose Residence by Engelen Moore Architects pg. 38 The Berkowitz House by Steven Holl pg. 42 Client, Program and Design Intentions pg. 48Site Analysis pg. 52 Design pg. 61 Final Drawings Package pg. 78 Alternate Design pg. 94 Summary pg. 105 Conclusion pg. 108 Bibliography pg. 111 Thesis AbstractStatement of Issue/Problem:Why are most atypical building sites, sites that are not flat and/or sites that arefilled with things such as hills, valleys, rocks, trees etc., either mechanically alteredto fit the status quo or abandoned altogether? I intend to explore the issues that leadto the widespread use of regular sites, sites that are virtually flat with little or nodefining characteristics, for the typical fa...
