Archinect - News2024-05-03T12:42:28-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150308863/marc-thorpe-design-launches-design-build-agency-focused-on-delivering-affordable-solar-powered-homes
Marc Thorpe Design launches design & build agency focused on delivering affordable solar-powered homes Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-05-03T19:51:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/10/10eaeb2c840bc18fc949749c49ddabc2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">NYC</a>-based architecture and design studio <a href="https://archinect.com/marcthorpedesign" target="_blank">Marc Thorpe Design</a> has launched a design & build agency in New York’s West Catskills dedicated to the development of affordable <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/263696/solar-energy" target="_blank">solar</a>-powered homes.</p>
<p>Called Edifice Upstate, the agency was formed in collaboration with local builders and green technology companies. It serves to make available, affordable, contemporary homes equipped with sustainable technology.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0f80098aa42bcc30a7dce2990e69e980.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0f80098aa42bcc30a7dce2990e69e980.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c0c8e4dbe41c3f8d67ea255898273e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c0c8e4dbe41c3f8d67ea255898273e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The initiative was driven by the increased demand for simpler, more remote lifestyles that became sought after following the pandemic. Edifice Upstate follows the development of the team’s housing concept called The Edifice, a 500-square-foot, solar-powered cabin, in 2019.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b233f69c239a375db3eb563467f15220.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b233f69c239a375db3eb563467f15220.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/faa6556ee3ca1198d2a737f7e47fefa9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/faa6556ee3ca1198d2a737f7e47fefa9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>As stated by the architects: “The Edifice is an exercise in reduction, to live with only what is necessary and self-reliance.” This is evident in the home’s physical isolation and self-sustaining infrastructure. The program of the dwelling is divided into four zones: live, cook, dine, and sleep, and the systems that su...</p>