Posted on 10/25/2016
These net-zero energy pavilions designed for Big Sur, California are completely self-sustaining. San Francisco-based Form4 Architecture designed the structures to use several sustainable technologies, including photovoltaics, self-cleaning glass, rainwater retention and xeriscaping. The Sea Song residence, with its practically non-existent environmental footprint, is in the running for LEED Platinum certification.
The residence is located on a cantilevered podium in Big Sur on the coast of California. Flowing parallel to the existing topography, the pavilions are evocative of marine life, ranging from sea shells, crustaceans and Manta Rays. A full array of sustainable techniques was deployed in the design of the building which recently won first place at the International Design A...