2024-12-27T08:40:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150298575/a-split-structure-made-of-poured-concrete-steel-beams-and-wood Nam Henderson 2022-02-14T11:23:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/8784b00eb0b782a6b11d076dcc72b644.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>He was drawn to the pit house design because it would make the home feel like a bunker. Like the pipeline, which was removed, the house would be embedded into the land, but instead of posing an environmental threat, it would provide a healthy habitat for plant and animal species to flourish. He also wanted the house to be no larger than the 1,400-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment he&rsquo;d been living in with his son. The Edgeland House&rsquo;s green roofs are perhaps its most magnificent feature.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Julie Pool visits Edgeland House in East Austin, by <a href="https://archinect.com/bcarc" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bercy Chen Studio</a>, to chat with the author Christopher Brown.<br></p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.com/bcarc/project/edgeland-house" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ke/ke7j3eidpm9jn7g2.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat"></a><figcaption>Edgeland House, view more on <a href="https://archinect.com/bcarc" target="_blank">Bercy Chen's Archinect profile</a></figcaption></figure>