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Greenhouse Design: Solar Heat-Trapping Prefab Home

September 6, 2009 by Dan

greenhouse home exterior design

Greenhouse design principles are becoming increasingly integrated with home solar heating strategies, the heat of the sun drawn in through expansive windows and then trapped within super-insulated interiors. This particular greenhouse building also references the aesthetics of its inspiration, with glass on all sides selectively shielded by interior layers where privacy is desired.

greenhouse interior design

Shaped and structured like an industrial greenhouse, this design by architects Verdickt & Verdickt features exposed steel supports, broadly spaced windows and a barn-shaped a-frame configuration all very evident from the exterior. Once inside, however, modern furniture, clean lines, and white walls and ceilings contrasted with black floors and granite countertops all give this a sleek minimalist look

greenhouse modern design

In some ways, the interior design aesthetic is a natural extension of the bare-bones exterior but is nonetheless a radical departure from what one expects to find within a greenhouse. Because it is constructed using prefabricated metal parts and standard industrial-sized windows this home was also relatively inexpensive to construct (as well as being cheap to heat of course).

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Filed Under: Utopia Tagged With: design, Greenhouse, Home, Prefab, Solar Heat

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Dan Fargo,the editor-in-chief of Archtopia, an online magazine dedicated to architects and designers.

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