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San Francisco, US 94114 · 122 photos
Zero Energy House
This project aims to be the first residence in San Francisco that is completely self-powering and carbon neutral. The architecture has been developed in conjunction with the mechanical systems and landscape design, each influencing the other to arrive at an integrated solution. Working from the historic façade, the design preserves the traditional formal parlors transitioning to an open plan at the central stairwell which defines the distinction between eras. The new floor plates act as passive solar collectors and radiant tubing redistributes collected warmth to the original, North facing portions of the house. Careful consideration has been given to the envelope design in order to reduce the overall space conditioning needs, retrofitting the old and maximizing insulation in the new.
Photographer Ken Gutmaker
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Back: In a traditional Victorian style, the front of the home is made up of several small rooms, which originally served as parlors. Levy shifted the focus of the house to the back, where the home faces a sunny garden. The front rooms were then reshaped as media, study and entry spaces. Levy and Anderson envisioned the backyard as an extension of the home's living space, particularly appropriate for San Francisco's climate. A water reclamation system and onsite rainwater disposal system were designed, along with organic vegetable plots. The yard, which has an Ipe deck and decomposed granite patio, remains open to neighboring backyards for a more open and communal space.Siding: HardiePlank Lap Siding; rain screen: Swisspearl cement composite panels; solar panels: Sunpower
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ok
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Deck
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siding
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Combo panels & planks
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Light gray ?
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Cement board?
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Back view
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House
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Facade
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SF Levy Art & Architecture firm
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Greening
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Different planes and materials add interest
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Super Mod. Material?
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Main door
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House
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accent panels and siding
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simplicity and functional
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modzen
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large panels with scaled down typ res siding
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exterior massing siding decks
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smooth plank? will be too much on the front of the house...
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Transparency
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change from victorian to modern
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Cool exterior
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house with light to dark exterior
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Duality
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Zero energy Victorian renovated in San Fran
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Colour combination
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Use of wood
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like the pannels
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ipe trim
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deck
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hardi plank
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need to add a small planter next to the front door
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fasada
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large cement boards
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Color
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exterior of modern home in San Francisco
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panels
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panels
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Mixed material
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Combo panel and plank
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Planter boxes
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front windows, both floors same
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mix of fiber-cement lap & panel siding on a rain-screen
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decomposed granite patio
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GREEN DESIGN HOME
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planters
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Sliding doors
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Great looking rear of the house!
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ded
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hardie lap siding & cement composite panels used together
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slant / wood
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panels plus horizontal siding
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balcony style
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Design
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Materiales y volumenes
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Colours
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Para parte trasera de Rull
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Exterior
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deck and planters
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totally efficient
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deck!
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modern look on the back
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