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panel house

Facing the Ocean Front Walk in Venice Beach, a series of angled walls flare out to reveal view corridors to the coastline. Pivot windows between the tapered walls enable the modulation of prevailing breezes through the house. A clear span structural system across the narrow site eliminates the need for interior load-bearing walls, facilitating the uninhibited flow of air paths for natural ventilation. A totalizing steel building system of wide flange columns and beams, diagonal brace frames, and composite concrete decking realizes a rigid diaphragm that doesn’t need shear walls.

The building’s skin is made of pre-fabricated refrigeration panels, which have a 6-inch thick foam core skinned with thin aluminum. Each panel is 30 inches wide x 30 feet tall, and light enough (100 lbs) for two people to install each one. The dull aluminum finish subtly changes with the colors of the sky.

Project Details

Year: 2006

Location: Venice, CA

Typology: single family residence

Program: 3 bed, 3.5 bath

Size: 3,900 sqft

Sustainable Features:

photovoltaic panels

solar collector

hydronic radiant heating

automated, natural ventilation

thermostatic and humidistatic controls

solar chimney

prefabricated panels for almost no construction, demolition waste

aluminum panels with R-48 insulation rating lowers energy use

steel with high recycled content

FCS certified walnut cabinetry and counters

Photography: Juergen Nogai, Yoshio Futagawa, Fawn Art

2009 American Architecture Award

Press

2012 California Cool (book)

2010 New Green Homes ArcCA Design Awards Issue Design Education

2009 INFILL: New Houses for Urban Sites GA Houses 113 Design Diffusion News, featuring Panel House, 11/09

2008 The Inc. Life Dreaming Green: Eco-Fabulous Homes Designed to Inspire

2007 Venice CA, by Michael Webb (book) WIRED Dwell Angeleno Magazine Interior Design Russia West Magazine

2006 GA Houses 96 Smart Homeowner Magazine InHabitat LifeScapes