Home On The Intracoastal Waterway | Gardner Architects LLC
Designed by Gardner Architects LLC, this project lies on the Intracoastal Waterway which runs along the east coast of the United States, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and comprising many kinds of waterways. The project sits on one of those waterways ? the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal ? in a coastal maritime forest with sandy dunes and facing grassy marshes and perennial wetlands.
Photography: John Cole
The design agenda called for a sensitive response to climate and site. The Intracoastal Waterway home is sited to maximize views of the canal and wetlands while providing a variety of protected and shaded exterior spaces. The form of the house is split by a glazed entry foyer, offering views along a continuous boardwalk from the street-side through the foyer to the canal and marsh.
Creating a shaded place, saving all the trees on site, capturing yet sheltering from sun and breeze, maximizing views, creating a habitat ? these are some of the project?s sustainable strategies employed to decrease energy demand and enhance building-site synergies.
Photography: John Cole
The project focuses on passive and active sustainable strategies in order to decrease energy demands and burden on the local utilities. By creating a strategically shaded, highly insulated building envelope, employing a geothermal system and an energy recovery ventilator, energy costs are minimized. Carefully positioned operable windows and skylights, including in the open, gabled stairway, all...
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