Project Description
Priorities
- Use sustainable design principles to transform an early 20th-century rowhouse
- Unify a series of fragmented rooms to create an open, flexible space with abundant light
Solutions
In the long, narrow interior, Division1 Architects
knocked down walls to create a continuous living space from front to
back; broke through floors — the kitchen and living room are in
double-height space; and replaced stairwell walls with glass half-walls.
Skylights admit natural light. Architect Ali Honarkar used sustainable
technology such as German techniques for passive cooling and
ventilation, an internal gray-water recycling system, and a rooftop
irrigation system. A combination of a geo-exchange HVAC system and
radiant floor heating maintains comfortable temperatures with little
energy use. Photovoltaics capture solar energy to power many of the
appliances.
Judges’ Comments
“The interior is incredibly
modern and sculptural and has a calming austerity. The design
implements several sustainably minded alternative energy strategies that
seem to motivate its overarching plan.”
Products Used
- Countertop: Caesarstone
- Decorative hardware: Omnia Industries
- Dishwasher/range: Miele
- Paints/stains: Benjamin Moore; Pella
- Refrigerator: Liebherr
- Siding: Viroc rain-screen system
- Skylights: Velux
- Windows: Pella