Element House:  Prototype for Off-the-grid Housing 

 -  UrbanNext,  November 6, 2015. 
 - 194 words. 
<br/><br/> Low Density, MOS, Project, Senseable Technologies, Technology and fabrication, Total Singular Housing 
<br/><br/>Aluminum skin, Energetic Approach, Experimental Fabrications, Experimental housing, Housing, Passive house standars, Passive ventilation, PASSIVHAUS, Prefab housing, Project, Prototype building, Prototype solutions, Singular Housing, Thermal comfort, Total 
<br/><br/>Commissioned and built by the Museum of Outdoor Arts as the guest house for Star Axis an eleven-story sculptural observatory created by Charles Ross.<br/>The drawings and models of Element House are included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Extract from "Total Singular Housing: alternatives to private domain", 2015 -- https://lccn.loc.gov/2015948236 
<br/><br/> The Element House is a guesthouse and visitor center for Star Axis, a land-art project located in the foothills 120 miles east of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The building acts as a gallery and guesthouse for visitors and as a prototype for off-the-grid housing. 
<br/><br/> 2015 Award of Merit from the New York State AIA 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>2575-5374 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Architecture Off-the-grid New Mexico, USA USA