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Niwa Design StudioThis Japanese influenced entry gate reflects the materials and colors of the house on its exterior with a pleasant surprise of bamboo and craftsman like detailing. Stone entry piers flank the exposed aggregate steps taking guests through the gateway where they will find a beautifully detailed ceiling with bamboo and sturdy supports. The main cross beam features the “double happiness” Chinese character. This character is often placed over the door used by a newly married couple, this thought of bringing two happy hearts together is known as double happiness.
Elise Fett & Associates, Ltd.The inspiration for this house was both tropical and nautical, so the rear facade was intended to look like the prow of a ship.
Photograph by: Phil Mosby
Architectural DesignWorks, LLC (ADW)Historic Renovation to CW Dickey's Residence, an iconic Hawaii Architect
ARQUITECTURAArchitect- Marc Taron
Contractor- Trend Builders
Interior Design- Wagner Pacific
Landscape Architect- Irvin Higashi
Photography- Dan Cunningham
Geoffrey Mouen Architect, LLCThe residence’s parti is a contemporary adaptation of the ancient Roman courtyard house, allowing it to maximize energy efficiency through passive cooling and solar heating. The first floor terraces gracefully above the exterior grade, and the plan is focused around a central pool and courtyard that opens to an adjacent lake and prevailing breezes. The line between interior and exterior space is blurred by over 50 feet of Nana doors, which facilitate a refreshing flow of natural ventilation that exits the house through operable transom windows and the cupola tower.
Exterior colors and materials were selected to maximize heat reflectivity, and generous eave overhangs maximize shading
in the summer and heat gain in the winter. Materials, products and equipment were specified based on their exemplary environmental and efficiency attributes, and whenever possible local materials and craftsmen were used.
The residence is a Florida Green Building Commission certified Florida Green Home.
Casa de TierraOur pioneer project, Casita de Tierra in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, showcases the natural building techniques of a rubble trench foundation, earthbag construction, natural plasters, earthen floors, and a composting toilet.
Our earthbag wall system consists of locally available, cost-efficient, polypropylene bags that are filled with a formula of clay and aggregate unearthed from our building site. The bags are stacked like bricks in running bonds, which are strengthened by courses of barbed wire laid between each row, and tamped into place. The walls are then plastered with a mix composed of clay, sand, soil and straw, and are followed by gypsum and lime renders to create attractive walls.
The casita exhibits a load-bearing wall system demonstrating that thick earthen walls, with no rebar or cement, can support a roofing structure. We, also, installed earthen floors, created an indoor dry-composting toilet system, utilized local woods for the furniture, routed all grey water to the outdoor garden, and maximized air flow by including cross-ventilating screened windows below the natural palm frond and cane roof.
Casita de Tierra exemplifies an economically efficient, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally kind, and socially responsible home.
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