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Maybe it's just me, but the industrial steel roof structure over the house is genuinely ugly. There is no integration between the house and this roof. The fun
by gibsonf1 17y ago
Maybe it's just me, but the industrial steel roof structure over the house is genuinely ugly. There is no integration between the house and this roof. The functional climatic solution could be done elegantly and in a more integrated way.
- stcredzero 17y agoI've thought of the same idea: steel canopy over a hyper-insulated house. The whole point is that there is no integration. It's hard for heat to get into the house. Greater visual integration could be achieved by using congruent shapes. However, the stock configuration of the canopy is probably much cheaper. Another idea I've had: an A-frame house, with one side facing the sun, completely covered with solar panels. Angle of the A-frame would be based on the angle most efficient for PV panels. Angles could be asymmetric.
- nir 17y agoAre you familiar with Earthships? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship There's a lot of interesting work done there on sustainable buildings, and I think there are ideas there that can be applied in non-earthship buildings as well.
- stcredzero 17y agoAnother idea for hot climates: Monolithic Dome Eco-Shell with a fabric covered geodesic dome built around it. Paint the fabric with ceramic bead reflective paint. Eco-Shells can be put up very quickly, and are cheap and very strong. They're just a step away from a bomb shelter, actually. Fabric-covered geodesic domes are also cheap. (DIY) http://www.monolithic.com/topics/ecoshells http://www.monolithic.com/topics/ecoshells
- procrastitron 17y agoI actually really like it but, of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.