Friday, October 17, 2008

Houses Going Green

This is Thomas Small and Joanna Brody's eco-friendly house. It is intensely green: it relies on cross-ventilation for cooling, solar energy for heating and recycled water for irrigating the garden.The structure reminds me of Corbu's Notre Dam Du Haut.
Pretty cool how the venue becomes a stage set, especially with different elevations!
The mix of translucent and transparent windows create privacy but still lets enough sunlight into the interior.
With the blue saturated sky, the house almost looks like a ship ready to sail out. I think it has to do with the smooth concrete panel pointing horizontally. Notice how the house is mostly made with very fine concrete. Pretty amazing.

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