Silo House, Solar Decathlon 2009
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| Silo House | |
| Designer | Cornell University, Solar Decathlon 2009 |
| Location | Solar Decathlon 2009, [[:]] |
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| Building Type | Large House |
| Climate | Warm Temperate |
| Context | Rural |
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| Building Details | |
| Cost | $450,000-$650,000 |
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"Each of the house's silos—kitchen, bedroom, and living room—is 16 ft (4.9 m) in diameter, with about 130 ft2 (12.1 m2) of floor space. "Our initial goal was to move away from the conventional houses that are common in Solar Decathlon," says Irina Chernyakova, an architecture student."
"The modules are joined on the southern side, leaving the northern side open. The exterior is covered with COR-TEN®, a corrugated, steel cladding that loses its original sheen as the outer layer oxidizes to a weather-proof ruddy coating."—Department of Energy
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- Construction Drawings. Solar Decathlon web site. Zipped PDF file.
- Project Manual. Solar Decathlon web site. Zipped PDF file.
[edit] References
Project Description, Department of Energy, viewed on 2009.1023 http://www.solardecathlon.org/2009/team_cornell.cfm
- "Solar Decathlon 2009", by Katherine Gustafson, ArchitectureWeek No. 450, 2009.1028, p E1.1.
