STRUCTURAL CONCEPT 1. Environmental factors Hot summers, cold winters 2. Living green

Opportunity for solar panels Ventilation

3. Creating functional spaces Morning sun, afternoon sun

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MATERIALS

CONSTRUCTION

1. Timber frame 2. Aluminium roof sheeting 3. Double glazed glass skylights and

windows 4. Timber eaves 5. Aluminium triple-bank louvers

(Colt 2013)

Narofsky Architecture + ways2design n.d., “Sustainable Long Island Residence”. Vestis n.d., “Aluminium roofing plate“

1. Asymmetrical gable roof 2. Wood plank-and-beam framing

(Ching 2008) 3. Shed dormers (housing windows

and ventilation) (Ching 2008)

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AESTHETIC DESIGN

FUNCTION

1. Continuity North-south span Matching pitch 2. Materials

Fitting the natural landscape 3. Light Atmospheric

1. Lets in morning light, creating functional spaces.

2. Shields afternoon sun. 3. Provides the opportunity for solar

panels to negate heating/cooling costs.

4. Provides good ventilation.

Ching, F. 2008, “Roof Systems" in Building Construction Illustrated, ed. F. Ching, 4th edn, John Wiley and Sons Incorporated, Hoboken, New Jersey. Colt 2013, Universal Louvre System: Datasheet, http://www.coltinfo.com.au/product-overview/external-louvres/universal-metal-louvres/datasheet-universal-louvre.pdf [Accessed: 2013, 29 August]. Narofsky Architecture + ways2design n.d., “Sustainable Long Island Residence”, http://www.houzz.com/photos/218320/Sustainable-Long-Island-Residence-modern-exterior-new-york [Accessed: 2013, 29 August] Vestis n.d., “Aluminium roofing plate“, http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/mazzonetto/aluminium-roofing-plates-60371-158976.html [Accessed: 2013, 29 August].

REFERENCES

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