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Highlands House
Highlands, NJ2025
This proposal for a single-family house is situated on a non-conforming residential lot in Highlands, New Jersey. The property’s slender proportions combined with the required side-yard setbacks resulted in a very narrow building footprint with limited interior space.
In response to the building proportions, the vertical circulation was positioned centrally within the house, while the living spaces were pushed to the extremities. This “dumbbell” arrangement maximized interior space and access to light. The entry door was pulled back from the street in line with the stairwell, creating a dramatic entry sequence under the massing of the upper floors. The stairwell terminates at a bulkhead leading to a rooftop deck providing views of the Atlantic Ocean.
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