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Chenille House
"How
does one become a butterfly?" she asked.
"You
must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a
caterpillar."
CHENILLE
HOUSE
The Chenille House is common-sense and new: a house that can sustain its own
water and power needs; a house that can survive the floodwaters generated by a
storm the size of Hurricane Katrina; and perhaps most importantly, a house that
can be manufactured cheaply enough to bring a new architecture to the
low-income housing segment.
Chenille,
through its different definitions, describes the thoughts and forms of this new
kind of house. Chenille means
“caterpillar” in French, and this fascinating creature was the initial
inspiration for the structural definition of Chenille House. With many little legs that work all together, Chenille House stands storm-forward and
maintains a perfect modular balance. The legs supporting the main volume of the
house gracefully reach down to the ground, and in the interstitial spaces,
dwelling programs complement those of the volumes above. Chenille also refers to a type of fabric, and Chenille House will be most recognized by its skin. All façades and
bottom ceilings have been wrapped with a semi-translucent polycarbonate to
enhance the building with a homogenous image and protect it from harsh weather.
This skin will be of the owner’s choice of color, pattern or even module. Chenille may refer to a plant as well,
and the house dodges and twists along the site limits as if the trees belonged
there long before the consolidation of the house. This creates a unique sense
of harmony between nature and the building.
1.
Affordable
A new approach to
mass-producing low-cost homes that respond to local culture and climate
Chenille House
optimizes the efficiency of mass-production, while respecting New Orleans’s
unique culture and context. The Broadmoor neighborhood's colorful vernacular
houses, which local residents have traditionally modified and personalized over
time, reflect the community’s vibrant culture. Chenille House grows out of the indigenous typology of the shotgun
house, predominant throughout New Orleans and Broadmoor. Like a typical shotgun
house, Chenille House sits atop a
raised base. This base sits ten feet above ground level to give the house a
ground entrance level with exterior programs. Lifting the house overtakes the
classical visual urban limits and expands them into the individual lots. The
house thus is designed as two technical compound layers (1st floor
and roof) that integrate all mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sustainable
systems. The most important: the elevator. A house functions incorrectly if all
people are not taken into consideration. If we are looking to increase the
value of a home while adding convenience to our lifestyle the placement of a
regulated elevator is necessary.
The
house reduces its direct cost with several main targets:
- Reducing labor time on site by optimization
of mass-production elements.
-
Reducing the cost of sidings in the house.
-
Eliminating ventilation and air conditioning installations.
-
Reducing construction details on the entrance floor.
-
Simple details in the overall construction.
2.
Small
“Small” would better
be described here as “shrinking”, in the sense
that basic living needs are compacted with architectural alterations such as
juxtapositions of programs, duality of meanings for the programs, and appropriation of "useless" space
into the program, etc. in order to economize without compromising the human
desire for programmed space.
Examples:
-
Every bedroom would function as a Master Bedroom and vice versa, with no harm
to the functions in the house.
- The
spaces of the Living Room and Master Bedroom are variable, and expand or
contract with the usage of the porch. When combined, these spaces are
especially grand.
-
The Dining area is an open space situated in the core of the house as a
connector of programs. It could be a study room, an eating place, a meeting
room, a reception room, etc.
-
All areas in the ground level have a meaning that could be adapted to each
occupant. Exterior dining or open gym, tea table area or tool shed, exterior
laundry or entrance reception. There are storage spaces serving each
area.
Living Space:
Entrance floor
24.2 SQ FT
First floor
775.8 SQ FT
Total
800 SQ FT
3.
Green
A high-performance
house that generates and sustains its own water and power needs
On
track for a LEED Platinum Rating, Chenille
House is an innovative model for affordable, net-zero annual energy
consumption housing. High-performance systems sustain the home’s power, air,
and water needs, and minimize resource consumption:
- Solar Power Generation: The roof
supports solar panels that generate all of the house’s power, resulting in
net-zero annual energy consumption. The ceilings incorporate electrical systems
to store and convert solar power for daily use, and to give back to the
electrical grid during the temperate fall and spring months.
- Rainwater Collection: The flat
concave roof collects rainwater, and funnels it to cisterns housed in the top
ceiling, where it is filtered and stored for daily use.
- Efficient Systems—including
low-flow plumbing fixtures, low-energy appliances, high performance windows,
and highly insulated SIPs (Structural Insulated Panel) walls and roof—minimize
water and power consumption, and lower the lifecycle cost for the home owner.
- High-grade energy efficient
kitchen, appliances and fixtures maximize durability and reduce the need for
replacement.
- Geothermal Heating and Cooling:
A geothermal mechanical system heats and cools the air via a ground source heat
pump, which naturally conditions the air, minimizing the energy required to
cool the house in the harsh summer months and heat it in winter.
Chenille House
is something new, a selection of ideas reinterpreted for a city and a people in
need of freshness and functionality as much as economy. This house can easily
be mass-marketed, customized, and reinvigorated in the future. This house is a
study in adaptation, for a city in need of something new.
does one become a butterfly?" she asked.
"You
must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a
caterpillar."
CHENILLE
HOUSE
The Chenille House is common-sense and new: a house that can sustain its own
water and power needs; a house that can survive the floodwaters generated by a
storm the size of Hurricane Katrina; and perhaps most importantly, a house that
can be manufactured cheaply enough to bring a new architecture to the
low-income housing segment.
Chenille,
through its different definitions, describes the thoughts and forms of this new
kind of house. Chenille means
“caterpillar” in French, and this fascinating creature was the initial
inspiration for the structural definition of Chenille House. With many little legs that work all together, Chenille House stands storm-forward and
maintains a perfect modular balance. The legs supporting the main volume of the
house gracefully reach down to the ground, and in the interstitial spaces,
dwelling programs complement those of the volumes above. Chenille also refers to a type of fabric, and Chenille House will be most recognized by its skin. All façades and
bottom ceilings have been wrapped with a semi-translucent polycarbonate to
enhance the building with a homogenous image and protect it from harsh weather.
This skin will be of the owner’s choice of color, pattern or even module. Chenille may refer to a plant as well,
and the house dodges and twists along the site limits as if the trees belonged
there long before the consolidation of the house. This creates a unique sense
of harmony between nature and the building.
1.
Affordable
A new approach to
mass-producing low-cost homes that respond to local culture and climate
Chenille House
optimizes the efficiency of mass-production, while respecting New Orleans’s
unique culture and context. The Broadmoor neighborhood's colorful vernacular
houses, which local residents have traditionally modified and personalized over
time, reflect the community’s vibrant culture. Chenille House grows out of the indigenous typology of the shotgun
house, predominant throughout New Orleans and Broadmoor. Like a typical shotgun
house, Chenille House sits atop a
raised base. This base sits ten feet above ground level to give the house a
ground entrance level with exterior programs. Lifting the house overtakes the
classical visual urban limits and expands them into the individual lots. The
house thus is designed as two technical compound layers (1st floor
and roof) that integrate all mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sustainable
systems. The most important: the elevator. A house functions incorrectly if all
people are not taken into consideration. If we are looking to increase the
value of a home while adding convenience to our lifestyle the placement of a
regulated elevator is necessary.
The
house reduces its direct cost with several main targets:
- Reducing labor time on site by optimization
of mass-production elements.
-
Reducing the cost of sidings in the house.
-
Eliminating ventilation and air conditioning installations.
-
Reducing construction details on the entrance floor.
-
Simple details in the overall construction.
2.
Small
“Small” would better
be described here as “shrinking”, in the sense
that basic living needs are compacted with architectural alterations such as
juxtapositions of programs, duality of meanings for the programs, and appropriation of "useless" space
into the program, etc. in order to economize without compromising the human
desire for programmed space.
Examples:
-
Every bedroom would function as a Master Bedroom and vice versa, with no harm
to the functions in the house.
- The
spaces of the Living Room and Master Bedroom are variable, and expand or
contract with the usage of the porch. When combined, these spaces are
especially grand.
-
The Dining area is an open space situated in the core of the house as a
connector of programs. It could be a study room, an eating place, a meeting
room, a reception room, etc.
-
All areas in the ground level have a meaning that could be adapted to each
occupant. Exterior dining or open gym, tea table area or tool shed, exterior
laundry or entrance reception. There are storage spaces serving each
area.
Living Space:
Entrance floor
24.2 SQ FT
First floor
775.8 SQ FT
Total
800 SQ FT
3.
Green
A high-performance
house that generates and sustains its own water and power needs
On
track for a LEED Platinum Rating, Chenille
House is an innovative model for affordable, net-zero annual energy
consumption housing. High-performance systems sustain the home’s power, air,
and water needs, and minimize resource consumption:
- Solar Power Generation: The roof
supports solar panels that generate all of the house’s power, resulting in
net-zero annual energy consumption. The ceilings incorporate electrical systems
to store and convert solar power for daily use, and to give back to the
electrical grid during the temperate fall and spring months.
- Rainwater Collection: The flat
concave roof collects rainwater, and funnels it to cisterns housed in the top
ceiling, where it is filtered and stored for daily use.
- Efficient Systems—including
low-flow plumbing fixtures, low-energy appliances, high performance windows,
and highly insulated SIPs (Structural Insulated Panel) walls and roof—minimize
water and power consumption, and lower the lifecycle cost for the home owner.
- High-grade energy efficient
kitchen, appliances and fixtures maximize durability and reduce the need for
replacement.
- Geothermal Heating and Cooling:
A geothermal mechanical system heats and cools the air via a ground source heat
pump, which naturally conditions the air, minimizing the energy required to
cool the house in the harsh summer months and heat it in winter.
Chenille House
is something new, a selection of ideas reinterpreted for a city and a people in
need of freshness and functionality as much as economy. This house can easily
be mass-marketed, customized, and reinvigorated in the future. This house is a
study in adaptation, for a city in need of something new.
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