CATSKILL CASE STUDY HOUSE

A modern architectural house with multiple sections, dark exterior, built on stilts in a forest with tall trees and leaf-covered ground.

The Case Study program is intended to create affordable and technically advanced homes with an intimate relationship to nature. While the legacy of these homes is in mid-century modernism, their comfort, environmental considerations, and energy performance are state of the art. They are designed to create an immersive connection with the landscape, weather, and seasons.

Modern dark brown wooden house with large windows, situated in a wooded area with leaf-covered ground.

To take advantage of the economies of production, these houses are constructed from factory produced modules that can be configured to suit a variety of family sizes and living arrangements.

Construction site in a wooded area, showing concrete forms and rebar for building a structure, with construction vehicles in the background and cranes overhead.
Concrete foundation walls at a construction site surrounded by dirt, gravel, and trees.
A large indoor workshop showing the construction of a building with wooden walls and scaffolding, with several workers active around the structure.

The Catskill Case Study house is comprised of four modules with the living room and master bedroom in separate modules and wings from the family room and children’s bedrooms.

A detailed architectural or technical drawing with seven modules labeled Module 01 through Module 07, showing measurements and layout structure.
Architectural blueprint of a house floor plan with multiple bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen, dining area, living spaces, and an outdoor patio with seating and garden.

The Catskill Case Study house cascades down a gentle wooded hillside in three parallel zones containing the children’s quarters, the master bedroom, and the living spaces. Inside, this cascade is experienced as a series of grand stairs and folded roof planes with great room, integral courtyard, and screened porch. As one walks through the house, varied views of the landscape unfold and end overlooking the horizon beyond and valley below.

Modern living room with large windows, wooden floors, a round table with four chairs, a gray sectional sofa with blue and white cushions, a coffee table with a vase of flowers, a blue patterned rug, and a black fireplace, with a wood-paneled ceiling and stools at a bar counter.
Modern kitchen with wooden cabinets, black countertops, stainless steel appliances, a black tile backsplash, and large windows showing a green outdoor scenery.
Interior hallway with wooden slat divider on the left, white textured wall on the right, wood flooring, and a window at the end letting in natural light.
Modern bathroom with double sink vanity, large mirror, white subway tile walls, black accent tile in shower area, showehead, and natural light from large windows with greenery outside.
Architectural drawing of a house section showing interior bathroom with shower, vanity, and toilet, set on a sloped terrain with trees in the background.
Architectural drawing of two small elevated structures on a sloped terrain, with trees in the background.

Client:

Catskill Case Study

Status:

In Progress

Type:

Architecture / Homes / Modular Projects

Size:

2,468 SF

Location:

Shokan, NY