This residential project entailed managing the incoming and outflowing stormwater load for a house situated on a precipitous slope halfway up a hillside. Apiary Studio’s scope involved resolving the grade changes surrounding a sensitive C2 Architecture addition to the historic home and integrating those changes with existing outbuildings; exploring methods for redirecting drainage along the rear and side property lines from structures and pavement as well as runoff from neighboring properties; creating flexible parking and pathways; using the landscape to clearly announce the house’s new entrance; and protecting the property’s many trees. The modern board metal guardrails by fabricator Derrick McNew and board-formed concrete window wells and are juxtaposed against the Wissahickon schist and cedar shake exterior walls.
Images copyright 2023 Jaime Alvarez
SIZE: 0.5 Acre
YEAR: 2023-Ongoing
LOCATION: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
