![]() ![]() ![]() This project focuses on low-maintenance and primarily bio-based materials that function well in its climate while reducing embodied carbon. The well-insulated north facade is free of openings that might contribute to energy loss during the large number of heating degree days, while the south facade is characterized by a large, quad-pane glazed surface, protected by an overhang, to take advantage of passive solar heating while avoiding overheating in the summer. The roof slope was chosen for its optimal angle for fixed solar panels on its south-facing side. The home’s narrow footprint is relatively easy to naturally light, reducing artificial lighting use during the day. Finally, the exterior street-facing north façade of the house will serve as a surface to mount signage to, which will finally and appropriately identify East Hills as the home of KU Designbuild. The living room cabinetry wall will also serve as a materials library, and the main studio space is outfitted with flexible furnishings to allow the space to easily shift between a residential mode (dining table and sleeper sofa) to a classroom mode (conference table and bench). In addition to serving as a demonstration net-zero energy home, Haven Studio will function as a clean and quiet space for design collaboration and meetings with outside partners or clients engaged in collaborations with KU Designbuild. Since it has been built adjacent to our KU Designbuild Center, the demonstration home and classroom demonstrates these values as a teaching tool and living lab, and will for years to come. Haven Studio is an interactive, full-scale, teaching tool and learning environment to benefit current and future generations of students as well as our broader community through demonstration of net-zero energy strategies.ĭirt Works Studio has created a multifaceted project – Haven Studio – that will demonstrate best practices for the design and construction of sustainable, net-zero energy homes for future architecture and design students, community partners, and the broader community. Starting in late-October 2021, four cohorts of Dirt Works Studio students across four academic semesters worked tirelessly on the 2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge project Haven / Haven Studio.
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