BUILDING / EAST BILOXI / A HOUSE FOR CHRIS

This is Chris.
The house Chris was renting was unsalvageable after the storm, so he and his mother/landlord, Marty, (whose house became famous thanks to her sign reading "Hell No I Won't Go") have decided to rebuild. There is a large live-oak tree on site that survived, which will provide shade for the southern side of the house.

The plan is a modification of Marvin's house, with a few changes to accommodate Chris's lifestyle. The large backyard he and his son share with Marty leads to a back deck. Additionally, in response to the shade of the live oak, the house has a shed roof instead of the more traditional gable or hip. This allows for a clerestory window line on the tree-facing side, meaning increased natural light and ventilation, and a continuous living area with a high ceiling.

Though originally planning to raise the house, which is not in the flood zone, Marty and Chris decided ultimately to save money by keeping it at a standard height, which has allowed them to save all the branches of the oak tree.  As this project was arranged outside of the EBCRRA, Marty found her own volunteers and contractors.

09-04-07.  The windows are in and the house is roofed and mostly sheathed.

08-28-07.  Sheathing down below while working above on the clerestory overhang.

08-28-07.  The porch corner post is in place and contractors work towards roofing.

08-27-07.  The ceiling of the main living space slopes up to the clerestory.


08-27-07.  Framing begins in earnest: the walls go up and the rafters are laid.

08-22-07.  Volunteers have the foundation piers in place and are laying the rim joists.

Chris's lot after the house was cleared from the lot.

Front Elevation

South Elevation

Plan