I was sent these floorplans by Bill Garnett, of a custom
modular house that his Garnett Design Group in
estate design that will be built on a 26-acre parcel. Among other
building accoutrements for the project is a 3100 sq. ft. Victorian horse barn,
a 1-1/2 acre lawn with formal English garden, a 700 sq. ft. green house and fern
grotto, etc.
The project is a total of 8600 sq. ft. (7760 sq. ft.,
conditioned) built with seven modules, two micro modules for the turret
extensions and two push-out bays. GDG is working with the modular factory
in determining the feasibility in building the basement portion of the project
from pressure-treated wood. If feasible, the conditioned basement space
can be executed with two more modules (for a total of nine) using a Permanent
Wood Foundation (PWF) building system. The modules act as the foundation
walls and are back-filled to complete the basement.
They have introduced their clients to a Southeastern modular
factory that would be capable of building such a custom modular home. An
experienced custom master builder will be the general contractor. As soon as the house goes to production, I
will let everyone know which factory is building this gem.
Other features of the design are:
- Design is based on an 1880’s Victorian Greek Revival house
that the clients photographed in
West - The completed house will meet all criteria for a LEED
Platinum sustainability rating. - Hybrid BITERS (Building Integrated Thermal Electric Roofing
System) photovoltaic (PV) roof tile solar collector system, generating 24
kilowatts (KW) power, about 70% of the total power needed to run the house at
“full tilt.” The metal battens for mounting the PV tiles will be fitted
with tubing that, when filled with water, will thermally heat the water for a
radiant floor heating system. - State-of-the-art wireless AV, media, and in-house
communication and mechanical control systems. - Icynene (or equal) expanded foam insulation system with
whole house ventilation and hepta-filter to meet American Lung Assn. (ALA)
requirements for interior air “Health House” rating. - 500 sq. ft. Orangery, built on site.
- Elevator and dumb waiter.
