HOUSE IN THE DESERT - TINY HOUSE COMPETITION Project Overview Student: Peter Duarte Class: CADD 39788 Architectural Visualization
The House in the Desert is an entr project for the Tiny House Competition in fall 2018. The main purpose of this project is to use the blessing which nature provide for us such as sunlight, rain, wind and beautiful landscapes; for this reason, we decided to create a form to maximize the use of these resources so that the basic needs to be provided in a repetitive cycle.
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FLOOR PLAN LEGEND 1. Entry Porch 2. Firepit 3. Living Area 4. Kitchen 5. Sleeping Area 6. Washroom6
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3. ELEVATION LEGEND 1. Corrugated Metal Roof/Wall 2. Skylight 3. Filtration Box
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The simple dwelling is in the “Tiny House” concept, which is housing trend in today’s younger generation. The key factors are affordability and efficiency. Similar to a Canadian historical one-room schoolhouse, this is a one-room shelter. The design is an A-frame wood structure sitting on a wood deck base. The base can be placed in many different geographical terrains and climatic conditions. For example in the tropics where flooding is an issue, the deck can be raised up on stilts. Normal conditions it can sit on either pile foundation of regular block foundation.
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Project Overview Student: Peter Duarte Class: CADD 39788 Architectural Visualization
The design has only two types of spaces – indoor and outdoor. The deck acts as common connecting element serving the inside and the outside space. Inside is for the sleeping/private functions while the outside serves the cookery functions. The entire A-frame building can be prefabricated to allow for portability. It can be manufactured off-site and shipped to designated sites for fast IKEA-style assembly. Fabric tent structures over the outside deck area provide shelter from the sun and rain. The metal roofing allows the collection of rainwater at the base in water containers with built-in filtration system. It joins the automatic watering systems for the vegetable planters along the two long sides of the dwelling. Portable generator and solar panels provides for the basic electrical power needs.