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Modern Green
Colorado


 New Home

Achievements:

    • FREE DESIGN: implemented adequate money-saving strategies to compensate for fee
    • Highly cost effective building technique using local materials
    • Enough budget left over to include high-end appliances and solar array
    • Plenty of windows to help heat/light/bring fresh air into the house
    • Roof deck with solar array that also acts as sun shading device
    • Large kitchen to cook and entertain guests

    Modern Green succeeds on many levels. It was designed to be affordable to clients with a tight budget. The structure is made primarily of panels that are made by compressing wheat straw under high pressure. The result is a better-than-usual fire-proof structure and greater stuctural stability. Construction of the main structure was reduced to days instead of weeks.

    By arranging spaces to take advantage of natural daylight and square footage, this home acquired a feeling of openness and warmth. The windows we chose for this project are mainly for industrial use, but give the interior spaces more concentration on the Colorado sky and surrounding mountains.

 
 

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This modern, affordable home islocated in the heart of America on the Colorado plains. It overlooks a vast expanse of green and golden fields skirted by mountains. Because the structure is simple, the clients had enough room in their budget to build the kitchen they have always wanted, upgrade to radiant heating, and install a solar array on their roof deck that makes up more than half of their electricity usage.
The exterior is clad in corrugated steel and metal panels. The windows are large and provide breath-taking interior views.
The entrance is recessed to provide shelter and a place to sit while taking off muddy boots. The large solid wood door is 8 feet tall.
The roof deck is mainly used for outdoor grilling and barbeque. The solar panels were arranged to provide shade for the picnic table and a green screen of flowering vines provides additional shade.
The kitchen is where the clients spend most of their time. We minimized other aspects of the design to amplify the resources available to put together a spectacular kitchen.