This modular built 1400 square feet v-shaped home is a result of the growing interest in people for preserving the environment. They architect has uses reclaimed and recycled materials and products. The entire exterior of the house is made up of steel cladding and cedar with custom fabricated metal roof. Energy saving windows has been designed. The design is the roof is such that it can collect rain water for use in gardening purposes. A lot of the landscaping uses drought resistant plants hence saving a lot on water. Eco Fabulous Homes has presented an award to the Architect of this house.
Increasing pollution, deforestation and scarcity of resources has led to an increasing number of house owners and architects looking at reducing their carbon footprint and using resources in a responsible and eco-friendly manner. Environment friendly houses are becoming popular and many new innovative methods in green construction are constantly emerging. The Fab Lab House is a most unusual looking eco-friendly house which was designed by The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). The Fab Lab house was their entry into the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe which was a competition aimed at spreading the message of the benefits of using renewable energies in homes and solar energy in particular. The construction of the Fab Lab house was done using common materials such as plywood panels etc and also locally found machinery such as laser cutting or milling machines. The creators of Fab Lab opted to wood instead of steel on account of the light and manageable qualities of wood. The rationale behind the selection of the material was based on the availability, ease of use and maintenance as against their quality or functional optimization.
The quirky design of the Fab Lab house is compelling and reminds you of a spaceship from Mars. The designers need to be applauded for their ability to think out of the box in their efforts to create awareness about conservation. Some have compared this wacky design to a clumsy caterpillar. The interiors which resemble the innards of a boat’s hull look comfy, inviting, very airy with good ventilation. The bubbles on the roof serve as solar water heaters and each bubble has black coils filled with water, purchased from a local manufacturer for $100 each. The designer has been pleased with the performance of these solar water heaters which
have proved to be very effective. Moreover, since the house rests on three pillars, there is space below the house to indulge in outdoor activities. The Fab Lab house can accommodate a family of four and the interiors boast of some very high-tech features.
The unusual form of the house has been conceived to maximize the house’s solar performance and although the original design was that of a sphere, the design was altered to achieve maximum solar gain for Madrid. Therefore, if the house were to have been built anywhere else in the world, the shape, size and the curvature would have been consequently altered to be compatible with the solar needs of that particular region. The intention of IACC was two pronged which was to build a solar powered home as well as test the boundaries of parametric architecture and digital fabrication. More than 20,000 curious visitors have thronged to the Fab Lab solar house intrigued by its strange shape. In fact, people around the world have their own versions of what the Fab Lab house looks like. According to Prince Felipe the Fab Lab looks like a boat but some others call it a “peanut house,” “cinnamon submarine,” “forest zeppelin” or “whale belly”.
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Eco Homes Environment Friendly House
Eco Homes Environment Friendly House
Eco Homes Environment Friendly House
Eco Homes Environment Friendly House
Eco Homes Environment Friendly House
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