SSI · Red Fox Run site concept

AAs briefed

Dad's layout, exactly as written

Quonset in the south-east corner, the main building 50 ft north of it on the east line, and eight domes filling the rest of the lot.

Green space: 54%
Building coverage: 22% of 40% allowed
Rentable area: 17,975 sq ft
Rental domes: 8
Parking: 47 of ~67 needed
Solar carport: —

5 buildings in the mapped flood zone
3 domes over the 35 ft height limit
Bare metal buildings: conflicts with the metal-building rule

Why choose it

Matches the brief line for line
Ten buildings: the most rentable space
Simple single drive along Red Fox Run

What it costs

Quonset, main building and one dome sit in the mapped flood zone, on the lowest ground
Three domes exceed the 35 ft height limit
Bare metal Quonset and main building conflict with the metal-building rule
Parking for ten buildings takes a quarter of the site

BHigh ground

The same program, moved to the dry end

Main building and Quonset move to the north-east, on the highest ground beside the existing power and drive. Low ground becomes meadow and stormwater pond.

Green space: 67%
Building coverage: 17% of 40% allowed
Rentable area: 10,494 sq ft
Rental domes: 4
Parking: 30 of ~42 needed
Solar carport: ~30 kW

No enclosed building in the mapped flood zone
Everything within the 35 ft height limit
Metal buildings clad or screened to meet the design rule

Why choose it

Every building is outside the mapped flood zone
Shortest run to the existing transformer and drive
All domes within the 35 ft limit
The low third of the lot stays green and handles stormwater

What it costs

Only four domes fit on dry ground alongside both big buildings
Cladding the metal buildings adds cost
Long drive from Red Fox Run unless the east easement can be used

CDome village

The domes are the destination

No box building. SSI works from a linked pair of flagship domes and a clad vault workshop; six rental domes ring a central garden. The low ground is a pond with a boardwalk and solar carports.

Green space: 76%
Building coverage: 19% of 40% allowed
Rentable area: 8,541 sq ft
Rental domes: 6
Parking: 32 of ~45 needed
Solar carport: ~80 kW

No enclosed building in the mapped flood zone
Everything within the 35 ft height limit
Metal buildings clad or screened to meet the design rule

Why choose it

A place people come to see: SSI's own product as the architecture
Every building on dry ground and within 35 ft
Car-free village; the greenest option
Glass, timber and panel domes are not "metal buildings" under the code

What it costs

Workshop access relies on the east easement drive, which is unconfirmed
Highest build cost per square foot
Less enclosed shop and storage space than the 100 × 80 building
Provides fewer stalls than the parking estimate

DShowcase campus

A working SSI yard with one showpiece

The practical core from option B, clad to show off SSI facades, plus a compact dome court: one large public dome and two studios, facing a sculpture meadow and pond.

Green space: 67%
Building coverage: 17% of 40% allowed
Rentable area: 7,313 sq ft
Rental domes: 2
Parking: 32 of ~41 needed
Solar carport: ~35 kW

No enclosed building in the mapped flood zone
Everything within the 35 ft height limit
Metal buildings clad or screened to meet the design rule

Why choose it

Keeps the full 100 × 80 building and the shop
Every enclosed building on dry ground and within 35 ft
One landmark dome gives the site an identity without betting everything on domes
Sculpture meadow doubles as an outdoor SSI showroom

What it costs

Three rentable domes instead of six to ten
Cladding and the showcase dome add cost over option B
Provides fewer stalls than the parking estimate

	A As briefed	B High ground	C Dome village	D Showcase campus
Green space	54%	67%	76%	67%
Building coverage	22%	17%	19%	17%
Enclosed floor area	24,199 sq ft	16,718 sq ft	14,785 sq ft	15,501 sq ft
Rentable area	17,975 sq ft	10,494 sq ft	8,541 sq ft	7,313 sq ft
Domes	8	4	8	3
Buildings in flood zone	5	0	0	0
Over 35 ft	3	0	0	0
Parking, provided / estimated need	47 / 67	30 / 42	32 / 45	32 / 41
Paving and parking	25,664 sq ft	18,931 sq ft	11,016 sq ft	19,531 sq ft

Two and a half acres on Red Fox Run

What the survey says

From exactly-as-briefed to all-in on domes

AAs briefed

Why choose it

What it costs

BHigh ground

Why choose it

What it costs

CDome village

Why choose it

What it costs

DShowcase campus

Why choose it

What it costs

The same lot, four answers

What C-1 means for SSI

Open questions