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Troll Hus
Troll Hus
Placer County, CA, United States
Finalist, 2016 A+Awards, Residential - Private House (L 3000-5000 sq ft)
Project Featured on Mar 05, 2019
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Troll Hus
Placer County, CA, United States
Finalist, 2016 A+Awards, Residential - Private House (L 3000-5000 sq ft)
Project Featured on Mar 05, 2019
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
The essential diagram is straightforward: take the alpine chalet building type and lift it onto a concrete plinth to protect it from the snow. Located at an elevation of 6,800 feet, the building needs to withstand extreme snowfall that can exceed 800 inches. The residence's positioning on-site, however, is more nuanced. Influenced by prevailing wind-drift direction and other climatic factors, the orientation shields the building from the street and directs views to a private stream and forest beyond. Living spaces are arranged along the open, south-facing facade to maximize solar exposure. The shaded northern face contains utility rooms where small punched windows draw in indirect northern light but minimize heat loss. Tar-treated wood siding recedes among the tree trunks of this wooded site, and at dusk the interior finished with minimally treated fir glows warm through the windows.
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