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comment In this special Web-exclusive feature, we present intriguing designs for single-family dwellings. Keeping in line with the sustainability theme of our 2008 Record Houses, these unbuilt houses all include “green” features. Some take sustainable design to the extreme. The façade of the C2C house, for instance, contains tiny spinach cells that generate power and move with the sun. The building foundation of the zeroHouse touches the ground at only four points, meaning minimal disturbance to the earth.
Some of these projects may remain speculative, while others will rise this year. The mkSolaire will be built and featured in the “Smart Home: Green + Wired” exhibition that opens in Chicago this May. And the Sycamore House is currently under construction on a ridge in Southern California. When completed, one will be able to stand on the house’s green roof and take in stunning views of mountains and the ocean.
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| Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Home Roanoke, Virginia Coates Design Architects |
Pasadena Eco House Pasadena, California Studio RMA | |
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| Make it Right New Orleans, Louisiana Adjaye Associates |
Swell House Highland Park, New Jersey Studio ST Architects and Z-A |
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| mkSolaire Chicago, Illinois Michelle Kaufmann Designs |
San Vicente Residence Santa Monica, California Pugh + Scarpa |
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| zeroHouse Specht Harpman |
Sycamore House Los Angeles, California Kovac Architects |
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