A second year architecture student project at Kansas State University.

 

Project Premise:  Based on a case study of their choice for the previous project, students are to design a house for a couple near Manhattan, KS.  She is a specialist in sustainable design at Kansas State University.  He is a fish and wildlife manager for Pottawamie State Fishing Lake #2.

 

My Design:  Based on the Magney House by Glenn Murcutt, the design seeks to utilize an elongated E/W axis and therefore maximize the use of passive solar heating and passive solar cooling.

The house is layed out to include the core living spaces, a open air breezway and a large two-story volume living room which can be used for large groups or shut off to save energy.