Northwest net zero

摘要

I love the way this project marries energy efficiency and green building with design and craftsmanship. I'm struck by the details in the main staircase with the waisted-plank balusters and the waisted-timber newel post. I love the repetition of the tapered stone columns on the southern exterior elevation in the tapered stone chimney mass in the living room. I love the idea of a net-zero house where SIPs are laid over a magnificent timber frame and the standing-seam metal roof supports a substantial solar array. Little details-the way the handrail was applied to the loft ladder; the way the paneling, the doors, and the cabinetry were harmoniously designed; the way the heavy timbers were extended organically for the upstairs balcony railing-exemplify many levels of exceptional building and beautiful design.