STAYMAN RESIDENCE

Web and Helen Stayman had been dreaming of building their house on their site for years and we were honored to have their trust in our abilities to achieve their design goals. The site is on a knoll on one of the highest hills in Otsego County and is characterized by its curving terrain. It became clear to us that for the house to work with the site, it had to be curved also.

While curving the form, we also cut it into the hillside. The garage was placed on the lower level, which removed it from view. This freed the upper level living, dining, kitchen and master bedroom spaces to enjoy uninterrupted views to the landscape.

The tall glass window wall faces due south which admits ample natural light throughout the day. Insulated window shades are lowered on winter evenings to save on energy costs. The residence employs a foam insulating foundation block and spray insulation in the walls with R values of 38 and 65 respectively.

 
 
 
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A DESIGN STORY
Anyone who knows the Staymans knows the following story, as Web tells it to everyone who visits the house. When Web and Helen approached AVA to design their residence, Web came to our office with Home 3D Architect plans, sections and elevations of a house he had designed. THEN, he went out to his car and came back in with a 1/4” scale model of the house he had designed. When we as tactfully as possible started to suggest that we are more interested in designing houses from scratch, Helen stated “of course you do and that’s why we are here.” So needless to say, Dr. Stayman’s design didn’t get built. And if you ask him, he will tell you that he is happy that it didn’t.