Ranch House
Sprawled away—new site needed!
| Design | 1994 |
| Materials | Corrugated metal, ICF’s, rammed earth. |
| Size | 2500 sf |
The proposed house is made of layers of associations: a rammed earth ”ruin” of a solid territorial farmhouse gives way to elements drawn from the surrounding context, simple structures with galvanized metal roofs. The perimeter walls are energy-efficient insulating concrete forms (ICFs). At the east end of the house the evaporative cooler is articulated as a free-standing tower.
The project was abandoned when the completion of construction documents coincided with developer buying out and rezoning the surrounding lots into 1/8 acre plots.