This was my very first sketch and initial concept for my domus design. I first thought of breaking the house up into two distinct areas, one being made of rammed earth (right) for use during the hot day, and one being made of light weight, well insulated timber frame, which could be used during the early parts of the day and then be easily opened up and ventilated for night use. By placing the buildings in a U shape with a kitchen connecting them this offers an internal courtyard that with the use of large eaves could provide a nice shaded area all day.
This is a more detailed look into my first idea in plan form. Thinking of scale and placement. The bedrooms are all located on the south side of the site and each room has its own window to allow for individual regulation of room temp. The bottom left shows an idea of having a fully covered outside area...possibly for a fire area.
From my original design, we quickly decided to change path and started looking at building underground and having an earth covered building. Above is a initial section sketch showing the building being cut into a hill. This was the idea that we developed and ended up using.
This is a more detailed look at our bottom floor plan. We decided to situate all of the bedrooms down here and then focus on the upstairs area being communal. The building was orientated to the south and as a result it takes advantage of the cool breezes of the site. Because of this we decided to minimize the horizontal walls that would bloke this breeze from flowing right through the house. In order to do this, we decided to make the doors of the bedrooms full length and the walls able to slide and fold in against the adjacent walls. So if the rooms were not being used for a private function (sleep or study) they could be opened up and very light would stop the breeze from being able to reach the entire house.
This page shows some of the alterations that were done to the facade in order to create a link and unity between the two levels. The major change was carrying up the bottom floor walls to the top in the form of columns, this allowed the even and standardized distribution of the windows. Resulting in a consistent facade.
This was my very first sketch and initial concept for my domus design. I first thought of breaking the house up into two distinct areas, one being made of rammed earth (right) for use during the hot day, and one being made of light weight, well insulated timber frame, which could be used during the early parts of the day and then be easily opened up and ventilated for night use. By placing the buildings in a U shape with a kitchen connecting them this offers an internal courtyard that with the use of large eaves could provide a nice shaded area all day.
This is a more detailed look into my first idea in plan form. Thinking of scale and placement. The bedrooms are all located on the south side of the site and each room has its own window to allow for individual regulation of room temp. The bottom left shows an idea of having a fully covered outside area...possibly for a fire area.
From my original design, we quickly decided to change path and started looking at building underground and having an earth covered building. Above is a initial section sketch showing the building being cut into a hill. This was the idea that we developed and ended up using.
This is a more detailed look at our bottom floor plan. We decided to situate all of the bedrooms down here and then focus on the upstairs area being communal. The building was orientated to the south and as a result it takes advantage of the cool breezes of the site. Because of this we decided to minimize the horizontal walls that would bloke this breeze from flowing right through the house. In order to do this, we decided to make the doors of the bedrooms full length and the walls able to slide and fold in against the adjacent walls. So if the rooms were not being used for a private function (sleep or study) they could be opened up and very light would stop the breeze from being able to reach the entire house.
This page shows some of the alterations that were done to the facade in order to create a link and unity between the two levels. The major change was carrying up the bottom floor walls to the top in the form of columns, this allowed the even and standardized distribution of the windows. Resulting in a consistent facade. 
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