Marvin and his daughter Cara in their new kitchen at their home dedication
Marvin’s completed house glows at night, thanks to its clerestory windows
Kitchen cabinetry and counters, finished flooring, and ceiling fans are all installed as construction winds down
 The clerestory windows are installed, and siding is complete
The walls are framed out and sheathing begins
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A House For Marvin
Community Partners : East Biloxi Coordination Center
Building Partners: Hope Force International, BFS Relief
Marvin is a young single father whose house had to be torn down in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He requested a two-bedroom house with a screened porch and a bathroom easily accessible to both himself and his daughter Kara. GCCDS designed a house with a clerestory on the North side of the house, to allow more light and ventilation, and greater ceiling height in the living area. The height and light makes the entire space feels much larger and more open than the floor plan would suggest.
After demolition, the site was essentially a large puddle, meaning the foundation had to be modified during construction. (Prior to the storm, Marvin had a pet turtle living under his house, so this is an ongoing site-drainage problem.) Hope Force broke ground mid-March of 2007, and Marvin moved in by October
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