A Solar Dream Realized in Korea
On this perfect-for-solar house in Korea, the roof is sloped at an angle to receive best sun exposure year around and sized for 3KW PV system providing all its electricity, and solar heat collection tubes to heat its water.
In addition to the solar energy, efficiency is key. Windows are sized to prevent heat loss, and placed to facilitate easy cross ventilation.
This net zero energy house in GyeongSangNam-do was inspired by an experience of the client’s; an architectural educator.
As a student in Milan, Italy, she was affected by a local truck-drivers’ union strike against the rocketing oil price.
Within three days into the strike, there were no fresh groceries to be found in the city.
The experience drove home our reliance on fossil fuels.
She decided to imagine an alternative vision for future architecture. Read the rest of this entry »
Design Dilemma: Patio Inspiration for Warm Weather
- Consider your borders. Edging your patio area with plants can help your space feel more inviting and intimate.
- Find a focal point. If you intend to use the space mainly for dining, make the table and chairs the centerpiece of your outdoor grouping. On the other hand, if you envision your space for just “hanging out” make outdoor chairs and couches the main focus.
- Keep your mood in mind. What’s the feeling you’re going for? Modern and sleek? Quirky and offbeat? Moroccan? English manor? Mexican casita or Italian villa? Deciding on a feel up front will help you find cohesive garden furniture that will instantly speak to users.
Update on the Loft For Los Angeles Home
A tiny house in Los Angeles relies on a mezzanine bedroom to make it a liveable space.
With space so expensive in the heavily built neighbourhood, it’s lot is half the size of its neighbours.
Despite this, the solution houses all the necessities of Los Angeles living with a simple plan.
The plan depends on a mezzanine bedroom.
It’s a familiar loft bedroom solution.
This means the rest of the space is one big open space with the living room to the front.
The kitchen is at the back behind the living room. Read the rest of this entry »
An Urban Courtyard Oasis that Suggests a Stage Set
An urban townhouse that occupies the perimeter of the lot – designed for a single client as a brief break from a busy professional life – centers around a courtyard.
En-nobling the means to get home from work with a translucent white plastic screen, the garage is an ever-present part of the courtyard.
Dropping the keys and turning on the TV after a busy day, the client continues through the movie room to the kitchen to unload the groceries.
Movie-watching gets its own wide but shallow room – perfectly proportioned to maximize the experience – that leads directly off the car park.
…but perhaps take-out is brought home, instead!
In this non-kitchen kitchen: food appears on the table by magic. The cupboards are disguised as a modular wall system. Read the rest of this entry »
More from Seijo Peon Arquitectos on Mexico’s Coast
After covering their gorgeous and well conceived house in Merida, Mexico, I had to see more from Seijo Peon Arquitectos.
This amazing solution to a familiar problem does not disappoint.
While this design looks as if it is for a luxury condo complex, it’s more complicated.
The clients, a couple with four grown daughters, had a single narrow lot facing the ocean view.
Each family was to get their own adjoining beach house on the same lot.
They had to be designed as though there were already neighbours on both sides, because here on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, there will be.
The clients had not foreseen that the now wide open, wild and empty coast would soon fill up.
The parents’ house at the front still serves as the main gathering place for all the families.
Although each house partially overlaps the one in front, it gets its own views on both sides, as the entrances lead up to small porches on the west side.
Its curved frame helps focus the stunning view. Read the rest of this entry »
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