Pitch House / Carl Hampson & Eunike Design
Carl Hampson and Eunike Design recently designed the Pitch House for Belmont, Massachusetts. The home is the reinterpretation for the ideals of early European modernism as it “evolves the universal machine for living concept into a site-specific contemporary dwelling shaped by the local forces of climate, culture, and sustainability.” The main living spaces sit under a pivoting roof that responds to the changing seasons by providing the correct amount of sunlight and shade to the interior throughout the year. The constantly changing roof “provides a centerpiece for year round outdoor activities.” An open ended site strategy responds “to the transformation of suburban ideals facilitated by the influx of information technology” while the home’s orientation, active and passive solar strategies, thermal mass, and earthen berms collectively reduce year round energy loads.
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How cool!
they should cover that roof with solar panels..
beautiful presentation graphics! anyone know what they use?
sketchup and post editing in photoshop most likely
It looks more precise than Sketch-up, I think it may be Form-Z.
could be rhino plus illustrator
cmon sebastijan……
Nothing new with regards to graphics. Neil Denari as well as Jones+Partners have been using this graphic style for over a decade.
not new in the graphics, sketchup and photoshop.
ME GUSTO .. MUY INTEREZANTE.
ESA MANERA TAN SENCILLA, Y EXPLICITA DE REPRESENTAR EL MODELO.
And what do you think about the rotating roof?
whoever pulled Wes Jones out of their footlocker must not have dusted him off properly….
Has this house been built yet? If so, where? I’d like to check it out.
Maybe Wes Jones should be pulled out of his footlocker. This is a beautifully presented project.
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