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The Crane House
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This design is for a private villa on the island of LIttle Dellis Cay in the Turks and Caicos. The idea for this project was to make water collection not just a practical and sustainable technique, but a focus of the design. Rainwater is funneled down through a louvered glass element in the center of the building and into a hidden underground cistern. This element allows inhabitants to see and hear the falling rain. In addition, the louvers allow for a passive cooling system; air can flow in through the outer windows and up and out through the center of the building. Deep overhangs and porches also help to keep the building cool.
The roof and walls of the villa are built using a wood frame and sailcloth. The intention is for the villa to have the feeling of a tent. At night, the translucency of the fabric would allow the building to glow and to be visible around the whole island.
The Crane House is so named because in many ways it resembles origami. The lightness of its materials and structure and its many-faceted walls and roofs make it look like a piece of folded paper. Therefore, I named the house after the most well known type of origami, the paper crane.
The roof and walls of the villa are built using a wood frame and sailcloth. The intention is for the villa to have the feeling of a tent. At night, the translucency of the fabric would allow the building to glow and to be visible around the whole island.
The Crane House is so named because in many ways it resembles origami. The lightness of its materials and structure and its many-faceted walls and roofs make it look like a piece of folded paper. Therefore, I named the house after the most well known type of origami, the paper crane.
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