Unbuilt Houses 2008
mkSolaire
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Image courtesy Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Architects & Firms
Chicago
The mkSolaire is the latest sustainable design by architect Michelle Kaufmann, whose California-based firm specializes in prefabricated modular housing. Open, spacious, and loft-like, the mkSolaire is designed to fit into an urban-infill lot, but is suitable for other settings.
Clad in cedar and cement-board siding, the three-story prefab house encompasses 2,250 square feet and features a living room, kitchen, and courtyard patio on the main level. Bedrooms are set on the second story, and the upper level serves as a loft and library with access to a roof deck. Glass sliding doors and windows infuse the mkSolaire interior with natural light.
Each mkSolaire will be solar-ready with other renewable energy options: a geothermal system, a wind generator system, or hybrid systems. Other green elements include an open-cell foam insulation system, bamboo or reclaimed wood flooring, countertops containing recycled paper, recycled glass tile-walls for the master bathroom and powder room, on-demand water heaters, and water-saving plumbing fixtures. Non-toxic paints and formaldehyde-free wood cabinetry are also included in the design.
The first mkSolaire will be built in May as part of the “Smart Home: Green + Wired” exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
PeopleOwner: Architect: Personnel: Architect of record: Associate architect(s): ***The following onformation pertains to the mkSolaire™ to be built at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago – not all specs are yet known: Interior designer: Engineer(s): Structural, foundation: Civil: General contractor: Renderer: Emanuele Naboni, Designer CAD system, project management, or other software used: |
ProductsWindows: Glazing: Skylights: Pella Doors: Wood doors: Masonite Accordion doors: NanaWall Garage door: Overhead Door Hardware: Interior finishes: Paints and stains: YOLO Special surfacing: EcoTop (kitchen countertops) Floor and wall tile: Bedrock Industries (Master bath and powder room - wall tile), Trinity Tile Group Second bath – wall time: Terra Green (Master bath, second bath floor), Daltile (First floor - interior and exterior floors) Bamboo flooring: Teragren Flooring Lighting: Task lighting: Progress Exterior: Progress Plumbing: Add any additional building components or special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project:
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