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Ocean B
North Carolina

New Home

Achievements:

Achieved unique design while respecting the local style
Effectively shaded interior in summer and allowing sunlight in winter
All living spaces have a clear view of the ocean
Green products and radiant heat assure indoor air quality
All salvagable materials from demolition of previous house donated for reuse, tax deductible

Ocean B is located in a tourist town in North Carolina along a four mile strip of white sand beach. The exisitng house had experienced a fire before it was sold to the client had to be replaced. Any materials that were salvagable were donated for reuse in other projects. With the beautiful view of the Atlantic to the south, we wanted most of the glazing facing that direction. This is not optimal for arranging a home to be energy-efficient, so we needed to counter act the orientation issue with added shading devices. Take a look at the images at right by clicking them to find out more about the devices we used to achieve this goal.

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Ocean B is located on a 4 mile strip of white sand beach. The neighboring homes are close by so most of the windows were located on the ocean-side to take advantage of the view and avoid views to and from the adjacent homes.

Since the ocean is to the sunny south side but is also the direction of the view we wanted to capture, we used three types of shading devices to limit direct sunlight in the summer months and allow the direct light to enter the home during the winter. The first type of shading device is a skirt roof, shading the windows and entry door at the lower living level. The second is a bris soleil off the upper living level. The third method of shading can be seen in the dormer windows, where we designed the knee wall of the dormer to angle outward. This variety of shading methods add character, warmth and strength to the waterfront facade.

This is the view from the deck off the upper living level. Notice the bris soleil over the glazing on the sun deck.