When asked by a long-time friend to build a garden-facing retirement home in Hobart, Australia, Brunswick-based architectural practice Archier created the Five Yards House, a timber-clad abode that takes its name from the numerous “yards,” or gardens, integrated into the design. To minimize waste on site and to ensure rapid installation, the design firm turned to SIP (structural insulated panel) construction, a high-performing methodology that “provides structural, insulative and aesthetic...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/garden-facing-timber-home-uses-highly-efficient-sips-to-minimize-waste
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