Prentiss Architects designed the North Bay residence in Washington State.
Architect: Prentiss Architects
Photography © Jay Goodrich
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
A Home In The Desert by o2 Architecture
o2 Architecture designed a prototype home for prefab developer Blue Sky Homes, located in the Mojave Desert of California.
You can also watch a video about the home – here.
Project description
A collaborative effort between Prefabricated Home developer Blue Sky Homes LLC and Palm Springs based Architect Lance O’Donnell of o2 Architecture; this 1,000 SF home is located in the Mojave Desert region at 4,000’ above sea level. The program called for a sustainable, modestly scaled residence to serve as a prototype for a prefabricated line of homes. Special attention was paid to site placement and building orientation. Inspired by Le Corbusier’s “Domino”; the building contains a pure structure of columns and planes. Adaptability is created by the non-load bearing walls and openings that can be moved within the structure to satisfy a variety of site conditions.
The home is positioned above the site on moment-resisting columns and beams of cold-formed, light gauge steel. The building envelope is composed by a grid of pre-manufactured wall panels and standardized building components. The bathroom module, containing all home MEP systems, is built off-site and delivered finished. Interior spaces are defined by the placement of storage cabinetry, eliminating interior framed walls. Solar technologies provide electricity, hot water and space heating.
The flat-packed building components minimize transportation volume and promote sustainability through material/structural efficiency and can be dissembled and relocated. The inherent nature of prefabricated design ensures low embodied energy and minimizes site waste. The prototype was completed after a construction schedule of 8 weeks.
Design: 02 Architecture
Photography by NuVue Interactive
Bottlelight : Water Purifier Bottle and Light in One
A water bottle and a light in one, this is what Bottlelight all about. It’s a functional portable UV water purifier during the day and a useful camping light at night. The top part consists of 2 pressurized casted aluminum parts with an inner sealing, this part makes a watertight and rugged housing for the PCB (the battery, UV, and LED light unit). There’s an USB port to charge the battery to gain 10 hours of 30 Lumen while the 45-degree reflector at the bottom provides a plain, non-reflecting light source. The shatterproof glass features removable bottom for easy cleaning.
In order to sterilize water when you are outdoor, simply move the slider to the right and for about 60 seconds until the LED starts to flash up. It means that your water is already safe to drink. This unit will certainly reduce your load while hiking or camping, it saves more space by merging two essentials into one product.
Designer : Christoph Kuppert
Tuvie has received “Bottlelight” project from our ‘Submit A Design‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.
Bottlelight : Water Purifier Bottle and Light in One is originally posted on Tuvie - Modern Industrial Design
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