For a graduate course I need to present two buildings: one that is designed to be obviously viewed as a "sustainable" building (i.e. technologies are blatant/accessible - solar panels, green roof, etc.) and one that incorporates an equal amount of sustainable technologies but in a less manner (i.e. the building performs extremely well but it is not obvious to a common viewer as to how/why). Essentially, we were asked to research to opposite ends of the spectrum of "sustainable" buildings.
Any suggestions? I figured this would be a good place to start.
ooh frank harmon! I love him. Isn't he out of north carolina? He did a kick ass house down in the bahamas for a marine biologist! Sweet little house with a built in cistern and everything. Outdoor shower. It was wicked cool!
"Sustainable" Precedent Study - Suggestions?
Greetings all,
For a graduate course I need to present two buildings: one that is designed to be obviously viewed as a "sustainable" building (i.e. technologies are blatant/accessible - solar panels, green roof, etc.) and one that incorporates an equal amount of sustainable technologies but in a less manner (i.e. the building performs extremely well but it is not obvious to a common viewer as to how/why). Essentially, we were asked to research to opposite ends of the spectrum of "sustainable" buildings.
Any suggestions? I figured this would be a good place to start.
Thanks in advance.
check out inhabitat or the usgbc for suggestions. there is also google. archinect is not a place to start, but a place to turn to as a last resort.
William McDonough's work maybe?
Tom Leader Studio (Landscape Architect) out of California maybe?
werner sobek
For "blatant" I would look at the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies at Oberlin by William McDonough... you can view how much energy it's producing right now online.
For a more passive look at sustainability, I would consider the work of Frank Harmon...
kieran timberlake
California Academy of Sciences
http://www.arup.com/Projects/California_Academy_of_Sciences.aspx
ooh frank harmon! I love him. Isn't he out of north carolina? He did a kick ass house down in the bahamas for a marine biologist! Sweet little house with a built in cistern and everything. Outdoor shower. It was wicked cool!
Michael Pawlyn of grimshaw/exploration fame, should definitely be considered. His work is fascinating.
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