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Passive Solar House - Quaker Neck Landing
The owners of this project came to us wanting a
small, understated, Arts and Crafts inspired home,
that was designed to fit within the community at
Quaker Neck Landing, and designed with Energy
Efficiency in mind to the maximum extent possible.
The floor plan of the house was dominantly
developed by using the solar orientation of the
house. The lot was small and narrow, forcing the
house to face the street in the same manner as the
neighboring homes. Large tall windows were used on
the South-west length of the first floor, with concrete
floors and a large board-formed concrete mass
wall was designed to collect solar energy during the
winter months. During the summer months, the large
overhangs and neighboring deciduous trees prohibit
the rays of the sun from entering the same windows.