Mood Ring House, Fayetteville Home, Arkansas Real Estate, American Architecture Images
Mood Ring House in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Real Estate Building in Arkansas, USA ? design by SILO AR+D
Mar 11, 2019
Mood Ring House
Architects: SILO AR+D
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
An architect led design-build project, MOOD RING HOUSE is a low-cost ($80/sf) single family live-work house.
Mood Ring House is located in an eclectic neighborhood in walking distance from the city center of Fayetteville, Arkansas, the design is born out of a mix of site limitations and opportunities, economic constraints, and programmatic requirements.

With a skewed alignment to the lot lines, the siting preserves two established monumental Catalpa trees, orienting the house to take advantage of north light from a clerestory, and south and west facing views of the immediate forest and the distant mountains, all while fronting the main intersection near the property. Work functions are consolidated at grade, with a majority of living spaces above.
The small base minimizes the built footprint to preserve existing trees and reduce foundation costs, which are at a premium in the unstable Arkansas soil.

The cantilevers, in concert with the dramatically sloping site, give unique views of the natural landscape to each living space, creating a private enclave amidst the tree canopy.

Beneath overhangs are a carport on the west-facing front and an outdoor room on the east-facing re...