Chicago
The mkSolaire is the latest sustainable design by architect Michelle Kaufmann, whose California-based firm specializes in prefabricated modular housing. Open, spacious, and loft-like, the mkSolaire is designed to fit into an urban-infill lot, but is suitable for other settings.
Clad in cedar and cement-board siding, the three-story prefab house encompasses 2,250 square feet and features a living room, kitchen, and courtyard patio on the main level. Bedrooms are set on the second story, and the upper level serves as a loft and library with access to a roof deck. Glass sliding doors and windows infuse the mkSolaire interior with natural light.
Each mkSolaire will be solar-ready with other renewable energy options: a geothermal system, a wind generator system, or hybrid systems. Other green elements include an open-cell foam insulation system, bamboo or reclaimed wood flooring, countertops containing recycled paper, recycled glass tile-walls for the master bathroom and powder room, on-demand water heaters, and water-saving plumbing fixtures. Non-toxic paints and formaldehyde-free wood cabinetry are also included in the design.
The first mkSolaire will be built in May as part of the “Smart Home: Green + Wired” exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
PeopleOwner: Architect: Personnel: Architect of record: Associate architect(s): ***The following onformation pertains to the mkSolaire™ to be built at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago – not all specs are yet known: Interior designer: Engineer(s): Structural, foundation: Civil: General contractor: Renderer: Emanuele Naboni, Designer CAD system, project management, or other software used: |
ProductsWindows: Glazing: Skylights: Pella Doors: Wood doors: Masonite Accordion doors: NanaWall Garage door: Overhead Door Hardware: Interior finishes: Paints and stains: YOLO Special surfacing: EcoTop (kitchen countertops) Floor and wall tile: Bedrock Industries (Master bath and powder room - wall tile), Trinity Tile Group Second bath – wall time: Terra Green (Master bath, second bath floor), Daltile (First floor - interior and exterior floors) Bamboo flooring: Teragren Flooring Lighting: Task lighting: Progress Exterior: Progress Plumbing: Add any additional building components or special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project:
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