Scenes of Home

New York, NY, United States

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Scenes of Home

New York, NY, United States

Firm

Supra-Simplicities

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Concept

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

Undisclosed

In an effort to optimize the living quality, this micro-house project aims to re-interpret the meaning of household living via condensing all kinds of programs into 3 fundamental scenes(or rooms), sleeping(bedroom), dining (kitchen & dining place) and washing(shower & toilet), which are compactly encapsulated on a revolving-stage mechanism for transition from one to another, eliminating unnecessary spaces.
In the entrance, a box volume is plugged into the cylindrical core, separating this cabin into Front of House(FOH) - a space that opens to natural light, and Back of House(BOH) – spaces that are concealed in the dark. Hence, each scene only becomes functional while it pivots to connect with FOH, offering uniquely dynamic interaction between the house and residents.

The whole built-in water treatment system in the microhouse is a compact step-by-step processing mechanism propelled by gravity thanks to its verticality of stacking in a well-designed order above the rotatable space, diminishing external energy consumption.
From the rooftop to the base pit, the whole system consists of several necessary equipment like a vortex filter, rainwater storage tank, pipes, and so on. A rainwater harvesting plate is integrated on the roof in an attempt to collect and store rainwater, connecting vertically to other equipment below. The vortex filter is capable of efficiently filtering out most of the harmful, unwanted particles. Subsequently, the clean filtered water will be further purified into drinkable quality by reverse-osmosis apparatus, supplying for the use of drinking, cooking, and washing. Eventually, all wastewater flows downward into a centralized aggregation of sewage pipes, connecting to a septic tank for storage and further treatment in the base of this microhouse.