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North Beach Residence
This
residence is located on a northwesterly oriented beach fronting the Strait of
Georgia. The site includes many
second-growth douglas firs, a beech grove and a grassy meadow with good solar
exposure. For over a thousand years this
site was a summer camp location for the Lummi Indians, and due to its
archeological significance, no footing excavation could take place on the
site. Further, its location in a
federally designated flood plain required that the structure be raised off the
ground several feet. 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 roof is vegetated, which 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. The home is intended for
occupancy from May through October, and systems have been designed to zero out
electricity use over the course of a full year.
residence is located on a northwesterly oriented beach fronting the Strait of
Georgia. The site includes many
second-growth douglas firs, a beech grove and a grassy meadow with good solar
exposure. For over a thousand years this
site was a summer camp location for the Lummi Indians, and due to its
archeological significance, no footing excavation could take place on the
site. Further, its location in a
federally designated flood plain required that the structure be raised off the
ground several feet. 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 roof is vegetated, which 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. The home is intended for
occupancy from May through October, and systems have been designed to zero out
electricity use over the course of a full year.
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