Washington, DC
Janet Conroy, Student Affiliate 911±¬ÁÏÍø; Andrew Haskell, Student Affiliate 911±¬ÁÏÍø; Julie Melear, Affiliate 911±¬ÁÏÍø; Mary Sper, Student Affiliate 911±¬ÁÏÍø | Graduate | Faculty Advisors: Adele Ashkar, 911±¬ÁÏÍø; Joan Honeyman, 911±¬ÁÏÍø; Lauren Wheeler
Client: Wounded Warrior Homes
The future of sustainable residential design requires a paradigm shift from ‘greenwashing’ to fusing function, aesthetics, and sound regenerative ecological principles that nurture the environment and the human spirit. Harvest Home, a 2013 Solar Decathlon entry, showcased an affordable zero-energy house that harvests sun, water and wind to promote experiential healing for a military veteran battling physical and emotional trauma. Each landscape element interacts with the architecture to foster reconnection to family, community, and Earth.