Casa Nautilus Solar – Organic contemporary Architecture based on Vernacular Heritage
- Autores: Petra Jebens Zirkel Imm, Alfred Johann Zirkel Zirkel
- Localización: Vernacular Heritage: Culture, People and Sustainability: Heritage 2022 International Conference / coord. por Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, Valentina Cristini, Lidia García Soriano, 2022, ISBN 978-84-1396-020-3, págs. 483-489
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The common ground between vernacular architecture and contemporary ecological organic architecture (Ecohabitar, 2011 pp 21) emerges from regional activity adapted to local climate while using natural materials from the surrounding area. A healthy environment is created through the principles of Habitat Biology, which is based on the empirical wisdom of past generations. These actions were, and still are, highly sustainable and regenerative through a “closed circuit” of resources without any damage to the ecosystem. We propose a family home with building biology criteria and bio-climatic design, based on the use of high quality building materials: load bearing walls of sun-dried earth blocks with hemp insulation, earth and lime renders with natural paints, a timber structure and an organic green roof, working together to create healthy, pleasant spaces. This house sets the stage for a life project in a rural setting, focused on a farming and livestock initiative. Independence from the water and energy grids is made possible by rainwater harvesting, a well, a compost toilet, grey water treatment with aquatic plants and the use of renewable energy with simple technology (photovoltaic panels, thermal panels and a heavy Kachelofen-type wood burning stove). The design and form are adapted to the agricultural landscape and emerge from the interior and exterior needs of its inhabitants: solar orientation, exposed construction systems, the proportions of the golden section and appropriate interior and exterior colours.