The Green House Princeton Architectural Press New York The National Building Museum Washington, D.C the Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne g ho reen use New Directions in Sustainable Architecture Copyright For András, Rachel, and Willa; and for architects, writers, and environmentalists to come Dedication contents 18 City 20 P A.R.A.S.I.T.E Project FOREWORD 26 156 Reade Street 10 INTRODUCTION Camera-Ready Green Design 30 Colorado Court 34 Viikki 38 1310 East Union Street 42 Sea Train House 48 The Solaire 52 Suburb 90 Mountainside 54 Solar Tube 92 House with Shades 62 Charlotte Residence 96 SolarHaus III 68 Villa Sari 100 Great (Bamboo) Wall 74 Little Tesseract 106 R128 80 Mill Valley Straw-Bale House 84 Naked House Contents 112 Waterside 140 Desert 114 Howard House 142 Tucson Mountain House 120 Swart Residence 148 Giles Loft/Studio 126 Lake Washington House 154 Loloma Lofts 130 Walla Womba Guest House 134 McKinley House 160 Tropics 162 Casuarina Beach House 180 Anywhere 182 Glide House 168 Taylor House 174 Casa de Carmen 188 FEATURED ARCHITECTS 190 RESOURCES Contents acknowledgments Acknowledgments foreword Foreword Casa de Carmen 179 anywhere One of the most significant developments in residential architecture over the last several years, particularly in the United States and Europe, has been the effort to rehabilitate the reputation of prefabricated, or modular, housing Using powerful design software that allows them to combine the cost savings of factory-built homes with the aesthetic benefits of customized design, a number of young firms are creating modular houses that offer sophisticated architecture at a remarkably low price 180 Anywhere 181 GLIDE HOUSE Michelle Kaufmann Designs 182 Anywhere Anywhere Michelle Kaufmann 2004 Project name 183 184 Anywhere Glide House 185 186 Anywhere Glide House 187 FEATURED ARCHITECTS 188 Resources Featured Architects 189 resources 190 Resources Photography credits P A.R.A.S.I.T.E 156 Reade Street Colorado Court Viikki 130 East Union Street Sea Train House The Solaire Solar Tube Charlotte Residence Villa Sari Little Tesseract Mill Valley Straw-Bale House Naked House House with Shades SolarHaus III Great (Bamboo) Wall R128 Howard House Swart Residence Lake Washington House Walla Womba Guest House McKinley House Tucson Mountain House Giles Loft/Studio LoLoma Lofts Casaurina Beach House Taylor House Casa de Carmen Photography Credits 191 This book is printed on Zander Mega, which is made from 40 percent reclaimed pulp The typefaces used in this book are Thesis Serif, Clarendon, and Rosewood 192 Colophon .. .The Green House Princeton Architectural Press New York The National Building Museum Washington, D.C the Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne g ho reen use New Directions in Sustainable Architecture. .. design Using a combination of new, high-tech materials—some of his own invention— and old-fashioned architectural wisdom, he creates houses and other buildings that are snugly energy-efficient... the land 10 Introduction Camera-Ready Green Design 11 Standards and Practices 12 Introduction A Very Short History Camera-Ready Green Design 13 A Movement’s Priorities 14 Introduction Camera-Ready