The Eye of Horus Eco-House is included within the
research project BIP 30 VIP, that aims to design green homes for the 30 most
influent people in the world. This house was designed to the Top Model Naomi Campbell.
Technical Information:
Project: Sustainable Dwelling 30 BIP VIP
Year: 2012
Area: 1.842,67 m2
Budget: € 2.733.000
Location: Sedir Island, Turkey
Architect: Luis de Garrido
This
project is located in the Sedir Island, in Turkey, next to the Cleopatra beach and
close to the southwest coast of the country.
The
house design was inspired in Egyptian symbols and it is integrated in a glass
faceted dome, that creates a stable microclimate, to assure the thermal comfort
for the occupants.
The
building is circular with 4 floors and it is surrounded by a eye's shape
courtyard with a pool.
In
the basement there are the engine rooms, food storages, a winery, guest
bedrooms, 2 meeting rooms, a games room and a cinema room.
External
rooms are illuminated through the glass dome facade with natural sunlight ans
the interior spaces through the central courtyard.
The
basement has a direct access to the island by a pedestrian ramp.
On
the ground floor we can find the dining room, the kitchen, and service rooms.
This floor is almost completely surrounded by a pool, which is framed by 2
longitudinal walls shaped like the Eye of Horus. The house has 2 entrances, one
through the North side and other by the South side.
The
master bedroom and guests bedroom are located on the first floor. The top floor
has a roof garden, enveloped with the faceted glass dome, whose slats of
colored glass were arranged so that through the color and inclination changing,
inside remains homogeneous illumination level and temperature.
The
building is self-sufficient in energy and water.
Self-sufficiency
in energy was achieved through the bioclimatic design. There is no connection
to municipal energy distribution. The house lights up naturally, has natural
ventilation and self-regulate heat every day. The artificial lighting was made
by OLED (organic
light-emitting diode), with very low consumption. A photovoltaic system of
8.000 Watt was added to fulfill the energetic needs of the house, as well as
long lasting electric batteries to storage the energy obtained from sunlight
generated by the photovoltaic collectors.
The
kitchen and fridge are fed with biogas, generated be the fermentation of
organic residues in livestock. There was also installed a photovoltaic power system
for emergency situations.
A
set of solar thermal sensors were integrated in the glass dome to heat the
water for the housing needs as well as for the pool.
There
is also a complementary system of underfloor heating/cooling for the coldest and
hottest days. It is powered by a geothermal heat pump that uses three water
bores 100 meters deep and is powered by photovoltaic solar collectors. This
pump consumes 4.000 Watt, and can create a heating or cooling power of 12.000
Watt.
As
the house is also self-sufficient in water there is no connection to municipal
water supply.
Water
is obtained underground in aquifers, which can be use directly for irrigation.
Rainwater that falls on the roof garden is collected through a system of drainpipes
and taken to a warehouse. Water has a first natural filtering through the
vegetation and the land of the roof garden. Groundwater is mixed with rainwater
and stored in an underground tank with a 17.000 liters capacity. There, water
is filtered and disinfected by a ultraviolet radiation system, to become fit for
human consumption. Drinking water is treated by a subsequent reverse osmosis
system with a triple membrane - which regulates the characteristics of
resulting water through an electronic processor - removing bacteria, viruses
and even water due to the small pore size. The user can also choose the mineral
content by reprogramming the processor.
Residual
water is recycled. Filtered and treated by a mechanical system of oxygenation
and a natural system of lagoons. After this water is mixed with the water from aquifers
and rainwater, for irrigation of gardens. Wastewater is also recycled, by a
filtration black hole and used together with the ash produced by the polyfuel
boiler to make compost for biological orchards.
Around
the house there are several organic gardens, which provide basic food for the
house's occupants - cereals, fruits and vegetables.
Sources:
Garrido,
Luis de, Self Sufficient Green Architecture, Monsa, 2012;
http://inhabitat.com/naomi-campbells-massive-island-eco-house-in-turkey-is-shaped-like-the-eye-of-horus/
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