Solar Casitas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Solar Casitas are a group of three houses built on a single piece of property in the foothills above Santa Fe. Each is sensitively sited in relation to its immediate environment while understanding its contribution to the whole. The houses were built using the classic hogan construction techniques of adobe and vigas.
They incorporate passive solar design including
trombe walls, thermal mass, and south-facing glass. All demonstrate
careful spatial planning to create compact, inexpensive, beautiful
and comfortable s in less than 1,000 square feet. Careful thought
was put into the spatial planning and design of each dwelling to
efficiently and inexpensively meet the needs of each family.
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