The Infinity Dimension

We appreciated the synthesis of a major formal move which started with the overhang and wrapped its way around the entire building and is a gesture that incorporated and tied together a set of different sustainable features in the building.

 

It has the best energy profile of any project we awarded. Nearly net zero, low EUI, manages almost all the rainwater on site.

 

It has this interesting formal ambition about wrapping and stacking the massing of the house in ways that make a lot of sense in terms of shading elements and disposing the multi-use program. There is office space incorporated in this house at the lower level and then living above.

 

For a custom home it appeared to be fairly reasonably priced and the fact that care was taken to make sure that the building also performed very well as well as being a great place to live and a wonderful piece of architecture is to be commended.

 

Part of the narrative that was compelling is that the owner is looking at this in a 50-year plus horizon and that the investment in the technologies and materials, the durability and the longevity of those, were really viewed as part of what distinguishes this from just another intriguing building. There is a lot here that suggests it is going to be around for a long time and it’s going to be one that can operate with a light footprint.