Design Web
I created this Prezi after the renovation was mostly complete in hopes that I could document and display the cause-and-effect of systems, envelope choices, finish elements, and landscape decisions. My choices are closely linked to my S.W.O.T. analysis, shown below and in the Prezi. The recording to my Middle-of-Year presentation using this Prezi can be found here (at ~1hr 12minutes).
SWOT Analysis
This SWOT was an an extremely helpful exercise.
Internal
Strengths:
sturdy frame
excellent solar aspect
poured concrete foundation
beautiful (aesthetic) design
financial backing
my Time-Energy
parental support
Weaknesses:
cracked furnace
balsam wool insulation
asphalt roof (leaking)
illegal septic
old windows and doors
ungrounded electrical wiring
inefficient electric water heater
cold winds from north
Route-11 view and noise
External
Opportunities:
local expertise
renewable energy systems
rebates (state and fed.)
access to education (Yestermorrow, Youtube, blogs and forums...)
Craigslist, Freecycle...
local, natural resources (wood, stone, water...)
Threats:
climate change
economic crisis
ecological health
local disinterest
oil, gas, electricity prices
Designs
These designs may be difficult to read as I don't have a scanner large enough to capture them--click on the image to enlarge.
The interactions between the land and the house lie predominantly (but not strictly) in the following categories:
- food production (gardens directly outside the home)
- waste water (grey water system)
- medicine (in food forest)
- fuel (black locust and zone 4 trees)
- animals (for food and companionship)
- compost (directly outside of kitchen window for ease of use)
Analysis and Assessment
Zones of Use
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A&A
Zones overlay: spot goals for each area of A&A
Goals for the food forest and energy systems:
...to create an ecologically sound, economically viable, low-management, beautiful and human-nurturing food forest and farm that could eventually provide eighty percent of a family's nutrition, act as a nursery for the town, and be harvested for economic gain. As it is installed and is maturing, it will be a demonstration and educational site for ecological regeneration that can be left untended for extended periods of time (in the case of renters) or maintained as a part of an internship program.
...to create awareness of the meta-context regarding energy and resource use while reestablishing connections to our basic biological needs.
Designs
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Full design
Patch design of house
Greywater system