DesignNJ-Dec23Jan24-Digital Issue

First Floor
LEGEND
1 ENTRY HALL
2 DINING ROOM
3 LIVING ROOM
4 DEN
5 STAIR HALL
6 ENCLOSED PERGOLA
7 MUD ROOM
8 GARAGE
9 PANTRY
10 GARDEN COURT
11 KITCHEN & FAMILY ROOM
12 COVERED OUTDOOR LIVING
ROOM
13 ENTRY COURT
14 PARKING & OUTDOOR
GAME COURT
15 OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT
& POOL COURT
MICHAEL S. WU, AIA, NCARB
Michael S. Wu Architect
732-291-9158
MichaelSWuArchitect.com
T
he initial challenge facing Michael S. Wu when he was tasked with designing
a home for this Monmouth County property was the terrain. “The site is
long and rectangular and was steeply sloped from side to side,” says Wu, a
member of the American Institute of Architects and principal of Locust-based
Michael S. Wu Architect. Wu had the property regraded to accommodate the home that
his clients — interior designer Jessica Fischer, owner of JFD Creative, and her husband,
Ray — wanted. “A lot of fill was required,” he says, “as were several retaining walls. We
used a ‘cut-and-fill’ technique, moving the earth from the higher part of the site and
redistributing it to the lower parts to make a level base for the house along with several
retaining walls.” The refashioned topography provides solid footing for the new threewing,
9,000-square-foot home.
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