The base building block for our proposal is a two-story T-shaped figure whose compact footprint supports an overhanging upper level. These overhangs form central street-facing patios and shaded central courts or covered outdoor rooms whose gentle V-shaped, 10'-6" high ceilings gently scoop light and air into the outdoor rooms. 

Placing bars near the longer site edges and offsetting them from one another along the east-west axis avails their wall and roof surfaces and masses to passive shading and cooling. Roofs rise only in the middle of the lot, reaching 29'-0" and are posi­tioned for solar optimization. They are lower at street and alley ends to mitigate bulkiness. The 18'-0" setbacks at the alley, and street ends allow EV motor courts for up to 10 cars. Given increased mobility options in the city, we recommended no more than 4. Protruding and tilting side-lit boxes with blank faces are used instead of typical windows to establish privacy in bedrooms and bathrooms. These sculptural volumes cast shadows over the wall surfaces over the day.