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The Three, a tall three-story A-frame with a gable balcony, on a steep alpine meadow with cloud on the ridge
Model 4 of 5 · 3 stories + loft

The Three

Three stories in the same profile. Enough height for a real house on a small footprint.

The Three uses the height of the shape. Two floors sit below the knee, so both are wide; the third lands just above it with a balcony in the gable, and the loft under the ridge is still large enough for a bedroom. It suits steep sites where the footprint is the constraint and the view is the point.

  • Two wide floors below the knee line
  • Third-floor balcony in the gable and a small balcony at the peak
  • Sleeping loft under the ridge
  • Small footprint for a large home
  • Elevator-ready stair core option
Floor area
3710 sq ft345 m²
Footprint
15′ 11″ × 42′4.9 m × 12.8 m
Width at knee
35′ 5″10.8 m
Ridge height
49′ 2″15.0 m
Knee height
16′ 9″5.1 m
Levels
4Main floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, Loft
Sleeps
6–8
Bedrooms
3–42–3 bath
Best for
Mountain sites · Steep lots · Multi-generation homes · Boutique lodges
Stair core of The Three: a black steel stair with oak treads beside a larch wall, lit by a tall narrow window
Looking up at the gable balcony of an AFRME: black steel rail, larch soffit converging toward the ridge
The AFRME System™ in The Three
  • AFRME structural connectorThe steel node at the knee and the ridge.
  • AFRME roof cassetteStructure, insulation and metal in one lift.
  • AFRME wall panelThe kicked lower wall as one panel.
  • AFRME utility spineEvery service routed through one core.
  • AFRME foundation interfaceThe steel base that ties the house to the ground.
  • AFRME window moduleThe glazed gable as one unit.
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