BOIGON ADDITION I

WESTCHESTER, NY
The tudor style popular in Westchester County is typically characterized by exterior decoration such as oak timber and stone veneer, or diagonal-paned leaded windows.  The addition creates a zone of Tudor-inspired construction to the rear of the existing house, using as its beginning point a "window-truss" that combines the structural principle of the open web lattice truss with the transparency of a window.  These "window-truss" walls, made of a latticed steel network of angle iron, support the roof of the addition.  Outdoors, angles used in pairs each support one joist; inside, heavier angles support a beam that in turn supports the roof joists.  The remaining construction is American platform frame.  Window and glass door systems separate the addition from the existing house.