Smart/Octagon Deck
Lake Alvamar Dr, Lawrence, KS (2023)
This project was a large, expansive deck that the owners could utilize for multiple purposes. The owners wanted a unique outdoor hosting space that would give them an area for entertaining, an isolated seating area, as well as an enclosed area protected from weather, bugs, and other outdoor elements. Everything designed was custom and the deck details were specific so there was a lot of coordination between the architect, builder, and sub-contractors.
The deck had an entertaining area flush to the house and a bridge connected it to an octagonal isolated seating area with a built-in fire pit. Below the seating area, a 285 square-foot screened-in porch was constructed. A challenge with this was how to create a floating deck on top of the enclosed space while avoiding rainwater. A flat roof that drained both ways was designed for the screened-in porch with a floating deck on top. A dedicated gas line was added to the floor for the permanent fire pit.
Existing spiral stairs were reutilized and connected to the existing patio. The retaining wall was moved to allow space for the new structure. The patio doors were redone and three windows on the house were combined into one with rounded edges to match the existing arch windows on the house. A protected outdoor space was designed outside of the mother-in-law suite. The deteriorating details of the original deck were also restored.
