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Architects: Aaron D'Innocenzo
- Area: 148 m²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Danze
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Text description provided by the architects. This house was designed and hand built entirely by the owner as his first major project after graduating with a Master in Architecture. It is located in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree, California.
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As a result of its passive solar design, the house is able to heat and cool itself year-round, with no external energy input from traditional HVAC systems.
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In many ways, this house is the antithesis of Le Corbusier’s concept of a house as a “machine for living in”, as it is highly site-specific, extremely energy efficient, does not rely upon HVAC systems for temperature control, and nearly every element was designed and hand crafted specifically for this house.
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The project took nearly eight years to complete as all of the construction was done by the owner/architect himself. No contractors, sub-contractors, or daily helpers were involved.
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