ELODIE VIDAL architect
AIA- RAYMOND HOUSE COMPETITION 2009
The Water hug House
Architects: Aranzazu Melon, Elodie Vidal
Thema: Design a new house to replace one of
the Raymond’s building +
incorporated sustainability
development
Location: Boston, United States
Usable floor area: 2500 square feet
-Recycle, recover, reuse, reason: 4 indicators of sustainable architecture. The rainwater is collects in 3 pools;
-The waterwheel in combination with the solar panels acts as an electricity generator and is integrated into the pools circuit and belongs to the wall that collects the water from the pitched roofs.
-The collection of the water generates the form of the architecture. The longitudinal circuit of natural pools acts as an axis that organizes the house.
-The structural slab of the roofs folds creating the walls and the rift that holds the water.