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The praireHouse in USA
American Residential Concept Property, USA ? design by Specht Architects
19 Dec 2016
The praireHouse
Design: Specht Architects
Location: USA
The praireHouse: A unique vision for a post-petroleum world by Specht Architects

Specht Architects, an innovative and creative firm based in Austin and New York, envisions the future with the praireHouse: A unique vision for a post-petroleum world.

A lush vision of the American prairie has provided a century of architectural inspiration?wide open views, waving grasses, ribbons of roadways, and boundless optimism. But as aquifers dry and desertification advances, the prairie and its local landmarks begin to sponsor another reality. The prairieHouse is designed to work in this new environment, as it adapts the ubiquitous infrastructure of the oil industry to the needs of a very different future.
Where classic ?lofts? are created from abandoned factory buildings, the prairieHouse imagines reuse of abandoned or outmoded gas stations, with a filling station canopy providing the bones and broad shading eaves of this new form of compact living. A new steel chassis is attached to the station?s existing columns, allowing the house?s living spaces to be suspended protectively beneath the roof, while wraparound clerestory windows allow for a bright interior, avoiding direct solar gain. Large decks cantilevering fore and aft provide full 3...