The New [Green] Bungalow

The New [Green] Bungalow. A prototype for a Midwestern east-west oriented urban lot. , . House in Context: 30x126 lot. House to right original 1919 massing, house to left with typical second story addition. , . Rear yard interface: screened porch, sunken court, garden, rear entrance with storage, water tank, permeable paving. , . North wall: insulation and entry. , , This house is designed to be the 21st c. answer to the early 20th c. Arts and Crafts idea of middle-class housing. Like a bungalow, it is a simple, regionally appropriate design for a small family on a narrow urban lot. An age-old spirit of simplicity and honest use of materials and technology is applied to an updated set of design objectives: , , . A flowing family space with the kitchen at the heart and quieter alcoves away , . Vistas out and up so inhabitants sense the outdoors throughout the house , . Ultra-high performance exterior skin , . Use of locally produced, harvested, and/or recycled materials , . Ultra-high efficiency space conditioning , . Maximized landscape potential , . Minimized water use , . Active and passive solar energy use , . Minimized consumption , , In short, it's to be a good, small house. , , These objectives, applied with an eye to economy and sense of place, result in a house whose scale matches that of the early 20th c. bungalows, but whose efficiency and sense of space speak to the contemporary spirit.