9 hospital so it could function as a safe haven for this family. Further to being an embodiment of these forces of nature, the residence also serves as an evolving gallery for displaying a prominent art collection. Existing site conditions oriented the home along an axis that was derived using existing site conditions including vegetation, sound and light. How different measures for design excellence (Integration, Community, Ecology, Water, Economy, Energy, Wellness, Resources, Change, Discovery) were integrated into the project’s design objectives: Sustainable and ecological design goals were part of the planning, site development, program placement, material selection and evaluation, and selection of building systems. Climate-specific passive strategies were implemented during the conceptual design, schematic design and site planning, design development, construction documents and construction phases of the project. The site plan was developed to optimize passive solar and the building envelope with an R30 wall assembly with spray foam providing additional insulation. There is a thermally broken high-performance window system with a U-factor of .29. This home incorporates a ground source heat pump system for radiant heating/cooling. The predicted EUI for this project, including onsite renewable energy contribution, is 8.7 kBTU/sf/yr to meet the 70% target based on Architecture 2030 goals. The home includes an 8 KW solar array on the roof with two Tesla storage batteries tied into the panels. The project involved an innovative process of deconstructive demolition of an existing structure. This process was a way to reuse and recycle the materials on the site to divert these items from the landfill. The house on the site had stone cladding reused in the landscape, and 100% of the framing from the existing home was used in the new framing of the home. The remaining materials not used in construction and were part of the deconstructive demolition process were sorted and recycled for future use in other construction projects. Project Team: Architect — Sparano + Mooney Architecture Structural Engineer — Wright Engineers Interior Designer — Natasha Wallis Design Builder — Living Home Construction Landscaping — Earthology Single-family Residential Completed 12/07/2020 2 Stories, Floor Area – 4500, Site Area – 14810
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