In 2007, this “not–so–wee” weeHouse was designed as a prefab spec home for a local realtor, delivered as four modular boxes, and completed in only three months. When the homeowners relocated in 2019, it was bought by Geoff, our principal architect, who has been personalizing the house ever since, making it a joyful and sustainable laboratory for city living.
The house is a celebration of natural and salvaged materials, and quirky artifacts from Alchemy’s other work. The loft-like finishes are both economical and durable, and, when paired with hand-crafted lighting and furnishings, lend vibrancy to an otherwise blank white slate.
A five-kilowatt solar array on the roof covers all of the house’s annual electrical needs, while a xeriscaped landscape — lush and low maintenance — requires little watering and no mowing. Combined with reuse strategies, real materials are left raw or feature natural finishes leading to a low carbon and low(er) cost approach to urban revitalization.
Years: 2007 and 2025
Size: 2200 sf
Photos by Alchemy Architects.