The design brief called for a very low-impact, easy to maintain summer home that provides necessary programmatic functions with minimum distractions from the land and the view. The design response situates the structure among the trees directly between the beach and the meadow, with walls of glass opening out to both. While actual shelter is provided, the experience is of nearly complete openness to the environment, with a minimized structure meant to disappear from view.Steel tube columns minimize visible structure from the interior, while wood shear-wall elements provide a bold form when seen from the exterior. A matt-slab was utilized to avoid excavation, and the foundation recessed to minimize the footprint.The garden roof: filters rainwater that in turn is collected and stored for use in irrigating the garden and flushing toilets. Potable hot water and hydronic heating are aided by 90 evacuated tube collectors on the roof, and a 4kW PV panel system above the vegetable garden provides supplemental electricity.
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