Omena House by Danny Forster in New York, USA
Danny Forster design The Omena Lake house in New York. He combines sophisticated energy modeling software and basic common sense design strategies that create a contemporary sustainable home. The goal is to connect its residents to the dynamic site on which it sits. From thats goal the house designed with easy-get material like the interior ?oors which made of rapidly renewable, locally harvested bamboo. The counter-tops are richlite, made from recycled newspaper. The house is equipped with compact ?uorescents, low-?ow ?xtures, two button toilets, and energy star rated appliances. The façade of the building is clad in vertical cedar. 60% of the home is wrapped in an Ipe-clad rain-screen, used both for solar de?ection as well as passive cooling.
