REDEFINING THE TYPOLOGY OF DESERT RESIDENCES THROUGH THE “FAMILY ENERGY ROOM”
INDIGENOUS DESERT RESIDENCES evolved purely out of necessity to address their immediate context and climate while including an interior-exterior room shaped by support spaces
MARKET-DRIVEN DEVELOPER HOMES are not contextual in terms of topography, orientation, and integration into the more natural or existing environment which have been permitted by technological and material innovations
MARYVALE PRESENTLY: DISCONNECTED LOW-DENSITY
KB HOMES PRESENTLY: DISCONNECTED HIGH-DENSITY
THE FAMILY ENERGY ROOM embodies the contemporary atmosphere of the indigenous case studies in response to technological and material innovations Everything that uses or produces energy is part of the thickened threshold. These components become the infrastructural core walls surrounding the Family Energy Room which mitigate temperatures, recover energy, and incorporate new technologies. This connectivity to the threshold is how other rooms are cooled. This threshold also acts as a porous and seamless framing device to the interior and exterior environments. Although the Family Energy Room is made up of components, it functions as a single component. Interior and exterior environments not only reunite individuals with their desert surroundings, but also improve their well-being through infused biophilic benefits.
THE POTENTIAL OF MARYVALE: RECONNECTION THROUGH EXTENSION
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THE POTENTIAL OF KB HOMES: RECONNECTION THROUGH INTERNAL COURTYARDS
ADE 622: Spring 2017 Advanced Architectural Studio IV
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Student: Cathleen Kebert Instructors: Renata Hejduk, Darren Petrucci