lara calder architect
CON UTS Broadwaydesign for the children competition

Eco.House

This project won the 2008 Eco House of the Future Competition.

The brief asked for an affordable and sustainable solution to housing.

The house is an assemblage of pre-fabricated building units covered with a fabric roof. The base units can be rearranged to accomodate a variety of programs from sole occupancy to a family home. The roof is fabricated to suit the individual site and is calculated to the exact sun patterns. The building is designed for deconstruction.

The Eco.House has been published in print and on the web. Futher information can be found on designboom.com [here].

Eco.House in the tropicsThe open side of the building The southern side with small openings for cross ventilation Ground Floor plan First floor plan Section The Eco.House nestling into the landscape The fabric roof protects from the low angle sun Minimising solar gain in the mornings and afternoons Summer Performance DiagramWinter Performance DiagramEco House Animation