Design Studio I
Design Studio I: Wrap Around Deck Design
Large families require large spaces that can accommodate everyone. Having the deck wrap around the entry level creates an outdoor view accessible to all. A rural mountainside setting presents views as great as the design challenges that coincides.
This building is designed to be sustainable by designing open space along the roof for solar panels and the building is aligned along an East-West axis with Southward facing windows to maximize passive solar heating for the winter months.
To the left (acrylic on bristol paper) and right (Sketchup) are concept designs that shows the solar array as well as motorized panels that can (fully or partially) cover the southward facing windows for whenever it gets too hot or for whenever you need a layer overtop the glazing when the wind cools the windows too much.
This design has four levels, three of which are livable spaces. There are three bedrooms, three bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, a lofted living room, office space, garage, and a utility room. The fourth level is a lofted storage space that can house PV system components (on-grid or off-grid).
Southeastern 3D View
Northeastern 3D View
The image to the right shows what the interior space would look like in the lower level with a kitchen space that's open to the floor above and has a view of both of the Southwestern glazing panels.
Passive solar heating and cooling is intentionally designed by orienting the glazing towards the southward side of the building. This makes it so that the glazing is shaded in the summer and then in the winter the sun peers through windows and heats the home in the cooler times of the year.
