What Guided the Approach

ARA House combined complex architectural detailing with significant logistical coordination, requiring precision from the earliest stages of construction.

• A dramatic three-story board-form concrete tower—exposed both inside and out—became the defining architectural feature of the home and shaped much of the sequencing strategy throughout the build. Because the concrete was poured in multiple lifts, each section required exceptional precision so the tower would ultimately read as one continuous architectural element.
• As a flag-lot property, careful coordination was required around access, utilities, sewer connections, driveway construction, waterproofing, and the consistency of multiple concrete pours across the exposed structure.
• Consistent communication and transparency helped build trust throughout the process, particularly during the early phases of construction when many critical decisions were being made.