These are the final plans for the Mullet House. Hopefully this design will make our home perfect for our family to live a clean, simple and sustainable lifestyle for many years to come. The rendering above shows the back of the house facing west. This highlights a major challenge when designing a sustainable remodel; proper orientation to North and South. Letting daylight in from the east and west is like taking a drink from a firehose. That said we’ve decided to take on the full spray of solar radiation because we want to keep the existing footprint and make it work. This project is all about working with what we’ve got. To help moderate the sun we’re designing exterior louvers to help keep out the sun during really intense days. We also have ideas to help take advantage of the solar power and make it work for us.
The new plan removes the existing decaying sun porch replacing it with a modern glass dining room. This area is completely open to the new sustainable kitchen. We’re taking out the old stairs into the basement and building a new one from the basement to the future third-story loft. The entire third story was designed on a module to work with our new FSC structure system that ties directly into factory built SIPs, or structurally insulated panels. We’ll show you more about these when we chronicle the construction of the second floor and other areas.
And don't forget the most important part... lots of feathering!
Look's cool. People need to do more with existing homes. But why the mullet thing? Don't get it.
We live in the area and drive by all the time. We love the house and think the siding is really cool. The garage is great, can't wait to see the finished product.
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