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Green Architecture of Cliff House by Altius Architecture

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:08 PM PDT

Cliff House was designed by Altius Architecture, an architectural firm who also designed the sustainable Christie Beach House. It also has sustainable design, also efficient on energy using, as the mandate of the client was to make a self-sufficient house. With its beautiful views of a spectacular lake, this green home design, which was built on a rock formation, offers new experiences for the inhabitants who want to enjoy the sceneries.

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This environmental friendly house is located near Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The project tried to make a good integration between the main building and the natural assets of the site and terrain. With this aim, some materials and constructions were done by utilizing ad modifying the local materials and the local conditions. The green home design emerges from the cliff,  and set on a base crafted from local granite. A tall central void acts as an anchor that circulates movement, light and air into living spaces that pinwheel and extend into the landscape. The fireplaces provide heavy mass effect to the house, balanced by the existing of cantilevered volumes, flying roofs and floor-to-ceiling glass. Some other crafted materials, such as hand-hewn stonework, wood ceilings, and structural board-formed concrete walls, provide uniqueness of the building.

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To fulfill the client’s wants, to create a sustainable house, which is completely self-sufficient and independent from external infrastructure, some sustainable house design ideas are adopted, such as the passive house and active house concept, solar mass strategy, etc. The sustainability is achieved by enhancing the unification of building and landscape.

The green building house implements passive gain and solar mass strategy, by utilizing the advantages of daily sun lighting and the air movement to create natural air circulation. When summer, natural sun heat gain is limited by using solar shadings, while natural ventilation is maximized by the operable windows. Operable windows in the vertical circulation space are create a stack effect to vent hot, stale air above and draw cool, fresh air in below. The existing of green roofs also help to control the temperature of the house, providing good insulation for the roof part. The solar mass system is provided by concrete slabs and stone walls, supported by optimized glazing and solar orientation, creating a good heat source for the house when needed. All of these systems are also supported by high performance envelope and super-insulated glass that can minimize the heat loss.

The eco friendly house is also completed with green features, such as biomass contra-flow masonry heaters, evacuated tube solar collectors for heating water by using sun heat gain, hydronic radiant floor heating, photovoltaic panels for the electricity production, etc. The use of electricity loads are carefully managed and minimized by the using of some energy efficient appliances, such as LED lightings, etc.

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To ensure the sustainability of this project, the materials and the finishings are also considered, chosen from sustainable materials which are renewable, recyclable, and also non-toxic. The use of energy sources are monitored and controlled, so the using of some backup systems, such as the back-up propane boiler for heat source, can be minimized, if possible zero consumption.

This sustainable construction provides a mixture of beautiful sceneries and sustainable thinking of the owner and the designer, creating a good sustainable energy management.

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