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TURBULENCE HOUSE

2005

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DESCRIPTION +


PROGRAM: guest house
    SIZE: 900 sq ft
STATUS: complete

Adjacent to adobe houses built by the artist Richard Tuttle, this small construction sits atop a windy desert mesa. It is imagined like the tip of an iceberg indicating a much larger mass below. The form allows turbulent wind to blow through its center. The stressed skin and aluminum rib construction is digitally prefabricated in Kansas City then bolted together on site. A total of 31 metal panels, each with a unique shape are fabricated to form the "shell" of the house. The second Turbulence House, made for an exhibition in Vicenza, Italy, is in a private sculpture park in Italy. The metal fabricator utilizes digital definition combined with craftsmanship to produce intricate shapes. By means of parametric logic, materials can be converted into engineered assemblies with an accuracy once considered impossible.

FOR RESIDENTIAL INQUIRIES
Molly Blieden, Managing Associate
t + 1 212 629-7262 x14
molly@stevenholl.com

ECOLOGICAL INNOVATION +


Small, north-facing window openings minimize direct heat gain
Photovoltaic roof panels generate electricity approximately equal to 1.0kw-hr/day sufficient powers to cover all domestic electrical loads for house
Radiant floor heating system, using electric heat pumps generated by roof PV cell, eliminates air-borne dust
Cladding material of Galvalum flat lock seam to keep high albedo coefficient, reducing cooling load of house
Cistern collects and recycles storm water from roof for site irrigation

CREDITS+

  • architect
    • – Steven Holl Architects
    • Steven Holl ( design architect )
    • Anderson Lee ( project architect )
    • Richard Tobias ( project architect )
    • Arnault Biou, Matt Johnson (project team)
  • local architect
    • – Kramer Woodard Architects
  • structural engineer
    • – Delapp Engineering
  • metal panel fabricator
    • – A. Zahner Company

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