How does Architecture choose to warm itself? Does it pack itself tightly, bundled with insulation to keep out the cold? Or does it drape itself loosely, to catch and hold the sun's warmth?
Accentuating common stick frame construction with standard dimensions, the Passive Double reflects these two inverse approaches to keeping warm.
One half aims to keep out the cold:
A stick frame with 2 inch rigid polyiso, wrapped in reflective foil. Inside its muffled interior, visitors gather under a light well where their heat is kept within insulated walls.
One half aims to gather the sun:
A stick frame with polycarbonate panels traps heat around a pile of concrete blocks. Inside its bright interior, visitors gather around the pile of blocks; its mass radiating back the sun’s heat.
The Passive Double invites its visitors to “try on” each half, to choose how they might warm themselves with Architecture.
