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Rising Sun

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture - Single Family
Firm LocationGlencoe, United States
CompanyOptima DCHGlobal, Inc
Lead ArchitectDavid Hovey Sr., FAIA

Rising Sun is a five-module manufactured structure arranged to create a three-bedroom house. Two modules measuring 18’x72’ are joined together with a third garage module measuring 18’x36 to create the main house. Another pair of modules measuring 18’x72’ and 18x54’ are arranged around the site creating a gallery and studio space. The factory-produced structure is made of Vierendeel steel trusses that supply rigidity and strength and support long spans without diagonal members that would obscure views. The house rests on just four cast in place concrete piers per module. The exceptional stren