HOUSE TO BE BUILT IN FREEPORT, MAINE
VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST Rendering by Richard Eskelund using the CAD program Chief Architect
VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST Rendering by Richard Eskelund
This house is solar orientated to take full advantage of the sun as are all my designs. The living spaces on the ground level as well as the three bedrooms on the second level will have sunlight all day long. The units near the ridge are hot water collectors and will provide much of the space heating system for the house. This will also provide domestic hot water.
The modules along the parapet and under the second floor windows are PV ( Grid Tied Photovoltaic System) and will provide much of the electrical needs for the house.
VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST Rendering by Richard Eskelund
The north side of this house is designed to minimize the detail and reduce the exposed wall area. The earth is bermed up three feet on this side to the widow sills. This reduces the exposed wall and reduces the scale of the house. The roof rafters spring from the second floor and the windows on this side are all roof windows or skylights. We like to use Velux roof windows and have since 1972. The roof rafters are 11 7/8 inches deep and provide more depth of insulation than a wall. The idea here is both energy saving design as well as keeping the North side of the house simple and less costly. We put all the windows on the South side which is also the direction of the best view and this gets the house solar gain in the Winter. The proper over hang on the south side protects the glass from too much solar gain in the Summer.
PENCIL RENDERING BY THE ARCHITECT
DATA CAD 3-D FROM PLANS A first perspective to study the general lines of the house.