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- Alavi House by BMDesign Studios<a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/tesla" target="_blank">Tesla</a> appears to be taking aim at revolutionizing homeownership and architects are taking note. Hot on the heels of Tesla’s eagerly awaited solar roof, Tehran-based <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/bmdesign-studios/" target="_blank">BMDesign Studios</a> created Alavi House, a home in Isfahan, Iran that’s to be finished with Tesla’s new and seemingly invisible solar cells. Optimized for solar, the Alavi House will produce more energy than it needs and feature a smart and operable double-skin to promote natural heating and cooling of the home.1
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosNamed after its clients, the 550-square-meter Alavi House is proposed for a site at the foothills of the Zagros Mountain range at the edge of a desert.2
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosDue to the arid climate, the architects used the prevailing winds from the south and southwest to inform the roof’s sloped shape and direction.3
- Alavi House by BMDesign Studios“With a roof tilted toward East, we can create effective zones of negative pressure at the climax of the roof helping to ventilate the building naturally through most of the year,” wrote the architects. “Controllable vents, at the climax of the roof have a sucking effect, together with the large openings to the south of the building. Air filters by flowing through a broken line of evergreen trees (Cedrus deodara) and over a pool in the outdoors and then by passing over an indoor garden of Snake Plants (Sansevieria trifasciata) which is known to be a great air purifier (NASA Clean Air Study) and over a pond.”4
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosThe home is finished in concrete save for the double skin on the sloped roof that would be clad in the nearly imperceptible Tesla solar cells installed 30 centimeters above the roof.5
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosThe operable double skin roof can rotate open to allow the sun to heat the concrete roof and warm the interior.6
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosAlternatively on colder days, the roof rotates close to provide shade from the sun, while simultaneously optimizing conditions for generating solar energy.7
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosThe 194-square-meter solar roof would feature 104 solar modules capable of meeting a minimum of 29,000 kWh a year, far exceeding the average electricity consumption of an Iranian household.8
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosInsulated glazing wraps the building on the south side to let in natural light and frame views of the cherry orchard and mountains.9
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosCommunal areas are placed on the ground floor and include a tv room, kitchen, dining room, and bathroom that are connected to an indoor landscaped area and pool next to the outdoor pool.10
- Alavi House by BMDesign StudiosThe upper level contains two master bedrooms and library.11
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- Alavi House by BMDesign Studios<a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/tesla" target="_blank">Tesla</a> is revolutionizing the way we power and build our homes - and architects are taking note. Hot on the heels of Tesla’s eagerly awaited <a href="http://inhabitat....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/brilliant-tesla-solar-cell-roof-rotates-to-naturally-cool-proposed-desert-home-in-iran/'>READ ARTICLE</a>30