It Takes a Villa
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Example of beautiful creative solutions for this century. Dome houses fit in to these creative solutions for efficiency, strength, and beauty, also. Certainly hope Dwell investigates these wonderful livings enviroments also.
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What is sustainable about suburbs? That sort of land use creates extra car miles, breaks up habitat, and compounds stormwater management problems down stream. "Sustainability" that depends on the use of high-tech building materials and does not take into account whole systems is just irresponsible greenwashing.
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Ugh. Too much concrete. Feels like a bunker or the old bomb shelters from the '60's.
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Ugh. Too much concrete. Feels like a bunker or the old bomb shelters from the '60's.
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The core global issues are that people want (need) to live close to employment opportunities, safe healthy living centers, cultural enrichment, and make a positive environmental impact upon the many involved variables. While the current examples to some eyes are very pleasing (mine), certainly imaginative, and a substantial investment to the involved owners, the Dwell focus can yield a higher readership by addressing directly the core issues of how residential architecture within place enriches the living experience. Over time and multiple issues Dwell has addressed each of the core issues, but the connections amongst the design dots as seen by the occupants and architects can and should become a more powerful part of the story.
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So many modern homes like this one feature huge walls of glass. I appreciate the desire to transcend the barrier between indoors and outdoors, but the I cannot honestly imagine living in one. I realize this is not a unique comment - people have been saying the same thing for 60 years. Very few people enjoy being on display to their neighbors or feel safe being on display in communities with any crime. The houses in my city with wall-windows almost never open their blinds. Why have them if you never use them?
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i won't consider this as sustainable house just because of the green roof on top of the house, but it looses so much heat energy through the windows. This might look good but as we all know this might use a lot of energy just to maintain a comfortable environment inside.
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Changing the angle on the glass wall would have allowed for much more passive solar gain...I wonder why they designed it that way.
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Neat. That is a stable structure for an area with tornadoes, with hailstorms. All it takes is a metal shield over the glass in a bad storm and your valuables are protected. The flood protection isn't so great though; if it were above ground a bit, things might be better. A few small skylights would bring in more light. It is a mystery how they mow the lawn on the roof though.
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These folks could have solved their energy AND privacy problems just by making this thing underground. The walls are solid concrete anyhow, and I'm sure the glass facade is quite likely already some high-tech quadruple-pane insulating stuff... Sheesh.
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