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ZeroEnergy Design
This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income.
FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own.
SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio.
MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch.
SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf)
RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property.
COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort.
ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements.
OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income.
PROJECT TEAM
ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer
A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor
Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry
Lisa Finch - Original Artwork
European Architectural Supply - Windows
Eric Roth Photography - Photography
The Construction Group Montana, LLC
Photo of a black rustic bungalow tiny house in Other with a flat roof.
C.F. Møller
This is an example of a medium sized and black modern two floor concrete house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.
AAHA Studio
Outdoor deck at Custom Residence
This is an example of a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
This is an example of a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Brandon Architects, Inc.
Design ideas for a black coastal two floor detached house in Orange County with metal cladding and a flat roof.
Searl Lamaster Howe Architects
The low slung roof at the entry makes the spaces within that much more open and expansive.
Inspiration for a medium sized and black rustic detached house in Chicago with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Inspiration for a medium sized and black rustic detached house in Chicago with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Photo of a medium sized and black contemporary two floor brick detached house in Melbourne with a flat roof.
Green Home Design + Build
Photo of a large and black modern bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Aspect Design Build
Photo of a large and black traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a flat roof.
HOBBS INC
Architect: Amanda Martocchio Architecture & Design
Photography: Michael Moran
Project Year:2016
This LEED-certified project was a substantial rebuild of a 1960's home, preserving the original foundation to the extent possible, with a small amount of new area, a reconfigured floor plan, and newly envisioned massing. The design is simple and modern, with floor to ceiling glazing along the rear, connecting the interior living spaces to the landscape. The design process was informed by building science best practices, including solar orientation, triple glazing, rain-screen exterior cladding, and a thermal envelope that far exceeds code requirements.
Abramson Architects
Exterior materials were selected for their desired low maintenance; Trespa, Swiss Pearl, and metal siding wrap the facade and create a refined, simple, modern look.
Photo: Jim Bartsch
Lane Williams Architects
This very urban home is carefully scaled to the neighborhood, and the small 3600 square foot lot.
This is an example of a small and black modern brick house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a flat roof.
This is an example of a small and black modern brick house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a flat roof.
Harley Graham Architects
David Taylor
This is an example of a small and black retro bungalow house exterior in Gold Coast - Tweed with wood cladding and a flat roof.
This is an example of a small and black retro bungalow house exterior in Gold Coast - Tweed with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Nova Tayona Architects
Photo: Janet Kimber
Inspiration for a medium sized and black modern bungalow detached house in Toronto with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Inspiration for a medium sized and black modern bungalow detached house in Toronto with wood cladding and a flat roof.
studioplusthree
Brett Boardman
Design ideas for a small and black modern bungalow brick house exterior in Sydney with a flat roof.
Design ideas for a small and black modern bungalow brick house exterior in Sydney with a flat roof.
chadbourne + doss architects
A new Seattle modern house designed by chadbourne + doss architects houses a couple and their 18 bicycles. 3 floors connect indoors and out and provide panoramic views of Lake Washington.
photo by Benjamin Benschneider
JKRC- Jason Klinge Residential Contracting
Paul Domzal- Photographer
Inspiration for a black modern bungalow house exterior in New York with a flat roof.
Inspiration for a black modern bungalow house exterior in New York with a flat roof.
Maple Leaf Custom Homes
Architect: Christopher Simmonds Architect
This is an example of a large and black contemporary two floor house exterior in Ottawa with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
This is an example of a large and black contemporary two floor house exterior in Ottawa with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Laney LA, Inc.
The dark, Shou Sugi Ban exterior continues through the interior, tunneling a choreographed path of circulation toward the final destination at the top level.
First Avenue Homes
Large and black contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof and board and batten cladding.
Black House Exterior with a Flat Roof Ideas and Designs
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