Cape Cod Passive Haus
Location: Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Term: Spring 2019
Course: Studio VIII ARCH 5500
Faculty: Jennifer Lee Michaliszyn
Introduction
This residence explores the main elements of architect Jack Hall’s Hatch House including execution of opening and closing, use of a grid system, and the use of the term “frame” to establish a programmatic relationship between living space and bedroom space. The element of opening and closing expands beyond movable shading devices, as the home compresses and expands to establish a relationship between public and private spaces both internally and externally. This allows the home to interact with the site and prove that a house with similar attributes to a summer home can be passive no matter what time of the year.
