[Optima DCHGlobal Inc - Stagecoach - COVER IMG] Stagecoach | Photo Credit: Bill Timmerman

Stagecoach

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture - Single Family
Firm LocationGlencoe, United States
CompanyOptima DCHGlobal Inc
Lead ArchitectDavid Hovey Jr., AIA

Stagecoach is created with two offset modules measuring 18’x72’x11’ that are joined at their long sides to create the house. Another pair of modules measuring 18’x18’x9’6” – are attached side-by-side to form the garage. Stagecoach synchronizes standardization with design flexibility in an entirely factory-produced modular system comprised of Vierendeel steel trusses that are carried by truck to the site and hoisted into place atop concrete piers by crane. The steel trusses are made from the latest in steel technology, they are corrosion resistant, and are derived using recycled metals.