The Green House-New Directions In Sustainable Architecture

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HIGH-EFFICIENCY FRITTERED GLASS PLASTER WALLS SAW-TOOTH ROOF
Covered with small ceramic With a high sand content, The north-facing glass
AIR-CONDITIONING dots that act like light- the plaster walls act as panels flood the house with
Because the peaked roof transmitting blinds, the thermal collectors, aborbing light. Even on gray days,
allows hot air to rise, windows and skylights much of the heat so that the artificial light is rarely
less air conditioning is reduce heat gain and air temperature stays cool. necessary.
needed and then, only on glare while keeping the
the hottest days. space bright.

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Between the Tropic of Cancer and the

Tropic of Capricorn lies a region where there are just two sea-
sons and temperatures are persistently high. The oppressive
heat and humidity give way to periods of epic rainfall and pun-
ishing storms—typhoons, cyclones, tornadoes—that can cause
indiscriminate damage whenever and wherever they strike.

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Casuarina Beach house LOCATION

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RECLAIMED WOOD NO -TECH VENTING FOUNDATION-LESS ON-SITE WATER
Despite the tropical PURIFICATION
CLADDING conditions, the house STRUCTURE A series of cisterns converts
All exterior timber cladding contains no mechanized Elevated on treated steel rain into drinking water and
and battens are of blue air-conditioning aside from struts (not shown), the treats waste water for use
gum, a hardwood native to ceiling fans. Slatted panels house hovers over the in irrigation and flushing so
the area that the architects above doorways allow for landscape instead of being that neither storm water nor
salvaged from an old railway cross ventilation at night. set into the earth. This sewage ever leaves the site.
bridge. The hoop-pine arrangement not only
plywood ceiling panels were minimizes the environmental Casuarina Beach House
sourced from plantation impact, it also allows cool
timbers. air to circulate up from
underneath.

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casa de carmen DESIGNERS LOCATION

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One of the most significant

developments in residential architecture over the last several
years, particularly in the United States and Europe, has been
the effort to rehabilitate the reputation of prefabricated, or
modular, housing. Using powerful design software that allows
them to combine the cost savings of factory-built homes with
the aesthetic benefits of customized design, a number of
young firms are creating modular houses that offer sophisti-
cated architecture at a remarkably low price.

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Photography credits

This book is printed on Zander Mega,
which is made from 40 percent
reclaimed pulp.

The typefaces used in this book are
Thesis Serif, Clarendon, and
Rosewood.

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