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Earth House / Glass House
From a buried garage, an underground tunnel leads up into a glass pavilion with uninterrupted 270 degree views of Okanagan Lake. An independent bedroom pavilion is wrapped in rusted steel and covered by a green roof. Several unconventional building systems are employed including a green roof, geothermal heating and cooling, custom fabricated rusted steel cladding panels, an exposed steel primary structure with structural insulated panels (SIP) roof , and high performance glazing with commercial aluminum frames.
2013 AIBC Special Jury Award
Architect of Record: Allen + Maurer Architects
Job Captain and Construction Manager: Florian Jungen
All images courtesy of Florian Maurer / Allen + Maurer Architects
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