Archinect - News 2024-11-21T15:48:49-05:00 https://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 Bahadursingh 2022-05-03T19:51:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <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 &amp; build agency in New York&rsquo;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&nbsp;green&nbsp;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&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0f80098aa42bcc30a7dce2990e69e980.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c0c8e4dbe41c3f8d67ea255898273e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c0c8e4dbe41c3f8d67ea255898273e6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;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&nbsp;pandemic. Edifice Upstate follows the development of the team&rsquo;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&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b233f69c239a375db3eb563467f15220.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/faa6556ee3ca1198d2a737f7e47fefa9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/faa6556ee3ca1198d2a737f7e47fefa9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>As stated by the architects: &ldquo;The Edifice is an exercise in reduction, to live with only what is necessary and self-reliance.&rdquo; This is evident in the home&rsquo;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>