HOUSE M1

Our client, a Chicago physician, commissioned us to design a house that would be a place of meditation and observation of nature. A kind of temple. Closed to the outside world, open only by spatial design, the house is built within walls that surround it and define its floor plan. A garden to the east and a body of water to the west reflect the sunsets. The house opens only to the south, towards the pool.
Designed to be completely self-sufficient, the house, in addition to adopting a geothermal system, uses sunlight for heating and cooling; it also uses rainwater harvesting for the sewage tanks and washing machine flushes.