Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The house is consisted of columns with gently curved canopy roofs on top, sitting on a platform.
The spaces between these canopies is glass that bring in the sunlight into the house. The house is
earthquake proof and the colunms wiht roof area part of passive solar heating and cooling system.
During the day the concrete columns absorb the solar heat and keep the house cold inside while at
night the heat radiates into the house and keeps the hosue warm. The colour, texture and form of the
house are consistant to it’s surroundings.