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| Contemporary Holley House in New York by Hanrahan Meyers Architects Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:07 PM PDT
The Holley House created for a young couple, designed by Hanrahan Meyers Architects combine of green living concept with nature. Inside of the house, first impression is this is a semi open air home design. Beside this open air concept, this country living home décor was perfectly supported this warm and great house. Living room can be a perfect place to enjoy the tropical garden while we're hosting our guest. Come inside to the kitchen joining with a couple set of futuristic chair, we'll see the Modern country retreats interiors. Another side of this home is the main bed room for the owner. Go along the rainbow corridor, there are the natural swimming pool, a small square trampoline, and a set of arm chair. – Hanrahan Meyers Architects
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| Sustainable Cliff House with Spectacular Lake View in Canada by Altius Architects Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:07 AM PDT
The Cliff House designed by Altius Architects, built on a rock formation with spectacular lake view. The program called for intimate spaces carefully tuned to the unique views, light, and breezes of the site. Self-sufficiency was a key client mandate and the project is completely off-grid. The dwelling emerges form the cliff and rests on a base crafted from local granite. A tall central void acts as an anchor that circulates movement, light and air into living spaces that pinwheel and extend into the landscape. Balancing the heavy mass of two interior fireplace cores; cantilevered volumes, flying roofs and floor-to-ceiling glass achieve a lightness of form and work to draw the lake into each interior space. Finely crafted materials, including hand-hewn stonework, wood ceilings, and structural board-formed concrete walls, define the residence and celebrate the skilled contributions of all tradespeople involved. The design achieves this aim by combining passive and active systems. This design implements a passive gain and solar mass strategy that takes advantage of the sun's daily passage and the movement of air in different seasons. In summer, solar shading limits heat gain while operable windows are orientated to take advantage of natural ventilation. Operable windows in the vertical circulation space are create a stack effect to vent hot, stale air above and draw cool, fresh air in below. Green roofs mediate temperatures and control runoff while connecting the building foreground with the distant landscape. Optimized glazing and solar orientation in conjunction with the thermal mass of concrete slabs and stone walls forms the basis of the heating system. Two contra-flow masonry heaters (ultra clean burning) in the fireplace cores take full advantage of abundant biomass available on site for supplemental heat. An array of evacuated tube solar collectors use the sun's energy to heat water that circulates through 10 thermal storage tanks. This massive store of energy supplies hydronic radiant floor heating and provides domestic hot water. A series of photovoltaic panels and battery bank provide the building with electricity – Altius Architects
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