[Photo by Mike Chino, © Inhabitat]
Eco Factor: Solar Mission House uses smart passive solar strategies to become energy efficient.
Interstice Architects have tinkered with a number of experimental materials, systems and construction techniques to build energy efficient Mission House that optimizes use of whatever little sunshine it gets during the day. Located in San Francisco’s Mission District the house hardly received any sunlight due to thick foggy conditions making it essential to harness whatever it got during limited hours of daylight.
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To harness solar energy the plan synthesizes translucent front and back façades, uses smart passive solar strategies and installs 4 kW solar arrays on its roof deck to generate solar energy. The house’s entrance has been decorated with recycled glazed windows reclaimed from local yards. The rear of the building has a two storey translucent façade made from polycarbonate panels similar to the one in green houses that offers ample day lighting during the day. The house has a bamboo garden the backyard that provides a place for rainwater runoff to infiltrate.
Via: Inhabitat
