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34 NORTHERN NEVADA ARCHITECTECTURE .20 | 2020 | www.aiann.org SPINE RESIDENCE MERIT O verlooking the surrounding Sierra Nevada Range, the Spine Residence was designed to capture the site’s remarkable views, maximize solar collection, increase shade and shelter from the sun. The home is divided into two realms: public and private, separated by an exposed concrete spine wall. Ninety-five-feet-long, sixteen-foot-tall and 1’-8” thick, the exposed concrete spine wall runs the residence’s entire length with punched openings used for passageways or windows. The spine wall protects the home from the harsh foothill climate while collecting solar heat in the winter and funneling the prevailing winds to help with ventilation in the summer. The wall leads through the entry, passing by punched openings that give glimpses of the interior, into the front entry, by the great room that opens up to the mountains’ views, and then continues to the back of the house to create a protected patio. This project’s challenges were to create a contemporary design with a fixed construction budget in a gated community with a design ARCHITECT: Architectural Design Group CONTRACTOR: dfaltmann COMPLETION DATE: 2019 LOCATION: Reno, Nevada