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Net Zero Energy Modern House

Friday, June 24, 2022
Net Zero Energy Modern House
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Net Zero Energy Modern House
Klopf Architecture has designed Net Zero Energy Modern House that is located in Cupertino, California. This house applies kinds of sustainable features both active and passive technologies that implemented in both interior and exterior.. Energy needs surely become a hot issue in this century and environmentally friend approach tries to answer the concerns about viability. Sustainability and paying the intention of environment are considered able to save children and next descent future. In this case lately, home architecture aspect also takes a part to support long term life thus enrich and effect advancement treasure of architecture.

Net Zero Energy Modern House by KlopfArchitecture:

“Design Objectives: Sustainability, privacy, respectful, Eichler-inspired

The owners de-constructed their existing house when they realized that any single-story design meeting their needs would completely eliminate their back yard. They directed us to design them a new two-level home that could score as high as reasonable in the Build It Green “GreenPoint Rated” system, would be a contemporary interpretation of the Eichler style, and would also make their neighbors happy. They wanted to maintain their privacy, but also directed us to provide an open, light-filled design.

Solution: Directed openness, low profile, net-zero energy

The owners both work from home, and wanted this to be their “final” residence, so we needed a larger-than-normal home to suit their lifestyle needs. Instead of adding a second story on top (which would’ve annoyed the neighbors) they opted for a partially-submerged lower level, which we designed to seem as little like a basement as possible (with a pulled-back floor plate, a light-filled “atrium” and a lower level light well).
To preserve privacy, bring in light while minimizing unwanted solar heat gain, and provide connection to nature, we oriented a large window wall north to the back yard, sloping the ceiling of the great room up to increase the light and connection to nature in that space. The sloping roof also provides a surface suitable for mounting the 13.4 kW PV system. Other building faces have smaller, punched windows that maximize privacy.
The owners were very concerned about the environment, specifically about energy and resource efficiency. They directed us to use materials that would last as long as possible while avoiding “food for termites” and designing a high-performance sustainable home. So in conjunction with our Mechanical Engineer we designed a net-zero energy home featuring insulated concrete forms (ICFs), structural insulated panels (SIPs), high-performance windows, cementitious siding, and an 13.4 kW solar Photovoltaic (PV) system sized to cover all the energy use in the house. No natural gas will be used in the home, with the possible exception of a backyard BBQ.”
Photos by: MarikoReed
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Feldman Architecture - Caterpillar House

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Feldman Architecture - Caterpillar House
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Caterpillar House
Caterpillar House - Perfect design for contemplation. Feel completely free like a feather fluttering in the wind. The San Francisco Architect, Feldman Architecture has completed the first LEED Platinum Custom Home California Central Coast called Caterpillar House in January 2010. 

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Located in Santa Lucia Preserve, California, this unique house is placed in 2800 square feet. This house tries to combine ranch, modern, contemporary, and sustainable house architectural style, it’s looked from how close the house to the ground, minimal use of the interior and exterior but connected. Considering the house energy resources such as water, air, and electricity, it’s equipped with tree big tanks for capturing rain water, a passive heating and cooling system trough natural ventilation, operable shading, and the glazing. Photovoltaic panels are not left behind to suport the need of electicity of this house.

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Feldman Architecture describes Caterpillar House:
The design for the Caterpillar House, sited on the softly rolling hills of the Santa Lucia Preserve, sought to accentuate a connection to the land.  Having lived in a Cliff May home, the client came to the project with a love of modern ranch houses and looking for an environmentally-conscious response to a beautiful site.  The Caterpillar House implements sustainable elements while exploring a contemporary version of the ranch ideals: massing that is low and horizontal, an open plan with a strong connection between indoor and outdoor spaces, and main living areas which center informally on the kitchen.

Connecting literally and figuratively to the site, excavated earth was repurposed for the construction of the walls.  These rammed earth walls gently curve in response to the site's contours and also act as a thermal mass, regulating temperatures from day to night.  Capturing rainwater for irrigation, three tanks proudly sit close to the home - a clear sign of the available water resources for landscape.  Large south-facing glass doors open the main living area to a large covered contemporary porch and to an outdoor patio with sunshades that expand and contract to allow for a flexible entertaining area that responds to the client's needs.  The glazing, natural ventilation and operable shading also act as a passive heating and cooling system, cooling the house in the summer and warming the house in winter.  Integrated photovoltaic panels enable the house to produce all of its energy requirements without compromising the graceful curve of the low roof against the hill.

The Caterpillar House is the first LEED Platinum Custom Home of the California Central Coast.

Project Team
CONTRACTOR: Groza Construction
LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Joni Janecki + Associates
LIGHTING DESIGN:
Revolver Design
ENGINEER:
Yu Strandberg Engineering
RAMMED EARTH CONSULTANT:
Rammed Earth Works
ENERGY CONSULTANT:
Monterey Energy Group
WATER CONSULTANT:
Earthcraft Landscape Design
LEED FOR HOMES REPRESENTATIVE:
Michael Heacock + Associates
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Joe Fletcher Photography

Brooks Avenue House The Greenly Urban House

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Brooks Avenue House The Greenly Urban House
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The Greenly Urban House - A Canadian architect Bricault Design has completed the green concept environmentally house “Brooks Avenue House” located in Venice, California, USA.

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This project was to remodel the clients existing house, according to the clients want that need more space for a living of a growing family. Bricault Design made the decision to remodel and build it as the needs of clients want. Bricault Design explains that “The solution was to maintain and remodel their existing 2000 square foot home, while creating a 1700 square foot addition and courtyard on the rear lane side. With an ideal climate for much of the year, a primary design driver was to create a seamless connection between inside and outside, while eliminating the need for air conditioning To this end, a central sculptural staircase links the ground floor with the rooftop deck, while doubling as a chimney to draw cooling breezes through the house. On the main floor, a sequence of pivoting doors opens the house to the courtyard, while on the second floor, windows fold back and full-height exterior panels slide into walls. A system of cedar battens serves as a shading device along much of the addition.”
This contemporary house has been changed to be sustainable and installed the environmental friendly house. Many features accommodate the inhabitants to live efficiently in energy and respect the needs of oxygen through the way of build the green roof, vegetable garden, and solar panel. The architect said that “The volume of the new master bedroom extends out from the second story, creating a carport below. Its exterior is clad with a living wall system on three sides, visually tying together the courtyard greenery with the planted roof. All landscaping is fed with a combination of captured rainwater and recycled domestic grey water. The roof’s softscape is divided between a highly productive vegetable garden and indigenous, low-maintenance grasses and shrubs. The roof also supports a solar panel array that is sufficient to meet household needs.” The architect also made the statement that “The house features a high-efficiency combination boiler, which supplies both radiant in-floor heating and domestic hot water. A hot water recirculation loop makes hot water available “on demand,” while reducing consumption. Other features include low-flush toilets and non-toxic, low-VOC finishes, which are used throughout the house.”
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Brooks Avenue House The Greenly Urban House
Brooks Avenue House The Greenly Urban House
Photos by: Kenji Arai and Danna Kinsky. More Information about this environmentally urban house, please visit Bricault Design.