How This Midcentury Modern House Harnesses the Sun

I've unknowingly and instinctively built my house the same way,just based on my love of the winter Sun

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There's no such thing as a"perfect angle", or at least not that 24.5° value: it just depends on where you live on this planet.

I wonder why Schweikher chose to set the awning at 24.5 degrees when the sun would only be low enough to shine into the house at midday for a few days on either side of the solstice, and those aren't even the coldest days in the midwest. From Schaumburg, IL, part of the sun's disc is below 24.5 degrees from December 10 to the 20th. On Dec. 21-22 the entirety of the sun would shine into the house at midday, and then for the following 11 days it would gradually disappear behind the awning for part of the day. By January 3rd it's completely hidden from view again around noon. If the awning were set 2 degrees higher it would allow the sun to shine in all day until mid-January when the midwest typically experiences the coldest weather of the year.

Yesterday I was searching “earth ships built to code” lol. I am now gonna search “passive solar home designs”. Thank you!

I'd be quite surprised if Romans or Greeks built with greater awareness of the Sun than so called primitives or barbarians

I want to study at post graduate level, the concepts of designing a sustainable space, usage of natural resources such as, air flow and sun.
What are my best options please?

Is this the house in the movie The Accountant?

Rising sun

The problem: The angle of the sun is equal on March 21st and Sept21 BUT weather is no where near the SAME in March as Sept. This is due to the inertia of the earth, it take time for the land and air to warm from the winter, so March doesn't equal Sept.
A better design uses hardwood trees, that leaf out and drop their leaves at times matching the warming temps. With their leaves down during winter the low angle light can enter windows.
Most of the problems with "passive" is having too little control. A combination of operable draps with trapped air pockets and reflective layers, plus use of hardwoods to create shade when you need shade.

This house is stunningly beautiful.

He wasn't harsh at all. He writes about a time he lives. This only puts you on a spot you don't like to be. Your lack of knowledge made you, a barbaric of his times.

I live in a house that harnesses the sun. I live on an island in the northernmost part of Norway, equal to the northern coast of Alaska. A day where it's 17-18c outside and sunny, it's 30c inside with all the doors and windows open and a draft. If it's not sunny, it'll be 24-25c inside without any other power sources running than a computer, a fridge, a couple of freezers and a TV. So if you like spending money on cooling in addition to heating, get a house that harnesses the sun, especially if you live further south than me.

ok, fuck this house

I have a Trombe house, built 1975, still functional.

Anyone that's looked into natural building/medicine/regenerating farming knows the world could be way different. It's a shame most places don't even allow you to do anything creative with your land. The creative helpful people are pushed to the country. If only we respected the soil and were mindful of the products we give our money to.

God I love design that’s so intuitive like this, but I wonder if climate change has an effect on this design? When it was built originally there were much more predictable weather patterns.

Sunlight, wind and climate are not integrated into design much today. A big mistake is being made.🫡🙂‍↕️

After 90 years, this example of passive solar technology is still working perfectly with no extra effort from the home owner. In comparison, photovoltaics panels are finicky, need maintenance, need replacing every couple decades, and their savings are debatable. A new home owner might remove or neglect a PV system, but passive solar features are simply part of a home, and continue to work unnoticed. Without fan fare, passive solar simply makes makes homes more comfortable at less cost. Good video.

Tire bale / earthship all the way.

Only off grid home

Why wouldn't it be 23.5 degrees?

Vitruvius had these principles nailed in his treatese about architecture in the 1st century.

I used to have a MCM home in Midland, MI designed by Jackson B Hallett, 1907 Sylvan Ln. It was designed with the same passive energy principles. No west facing windows, other than one very slim window in the corner of the office. The south facing side is ~all glass, but has an overhang which blocks direct sun in summer, but allows full sun in winter, when the sun is lower in the sky. In winter the direct sun heats the extensive brick work in the middle of the home, which acts as a thermal battery. The home was also designed around large trees adjacent to it, which provide shade in summer, and act as wind blocks in winter. When I purchased it, I assumed my energy bills would be much higher with all the glass. They were extremely low for a home of it's size. These passive energy management design principles work well.

Well, I have to say that interior design is SICK 😎

The New England “salt- box” of the late 17th and 18th century was a timber framed two-story with very low ceilings to minimize stratification. The roof Ridge ran east-west with the south facing roof segment ending at the very tall South wall. The north roof segment ran all the way down to within 6 feet or so of ground level which was typically the woodshed. The South facing walls were liberally covered in, (very expensive in its day) windows. The east and west walls had a few windows. The kitchen was on the east to get the morning sun, the living room was on the west for the late evening sun. It was a very rational and common-sense design. My father grew up in a such a salt- box built in 1712.

Later in life I drove by a modern-constructed saltbox in the same style. I was impressed until I realized that it was oriented to the street... which faced north. The abundant windows we're arranged to grab as much northern wind and as little sunlight as possible. And the long sloping roof facing South deprived the occupants of any sunlight. I knew at that time that I was in a society of “primitives and barbarians’ who eschewed orientation to the sun in favor of worshipping the real estate god of “Curb Appeal” where the majority of windows face the street regardless of where the sun might be.

All the new neighborhoods should be built with Passive Solar design in mind

I think the guy missunderstood the grid in the floor.....as far as I know cool air does not sink down and pushes the air in the back of the house. The sun heats up the air, so air travels up and sucks the cold air from the back of the house through the grid. The warm air above travels back and so you have a continueation

The sun creates a vacuum in the home??? This guy did understand shit...

I’m not mathematically inclined But hope I can sketch a plan to use some of this brilliance. We are DIYers and about to sell our current project/homestead and live even more simply than we do now. Even tho our current taxes and insurance are very low $300/mo combined, and elec is only our cost for grid back up, we’d like to eliminate nearly all of it. This is a great way to reduce everything even further ❤️

New homes should come with solar panels, a rain water collection system and an electric vehicle charger in the garage.

All new buildings should be designed with large roof overhangs. The large overhang provides beauty and protection from the sun, rain and wind.
Protection of the doors, windows and siding make for a more durable and comfortable home.

All homes should be built to accommodate the elderly and disabled. This will be better for everyone.
Large wide doorways and hallways make using a cane, walker or wheel chair much easier.
Bathrooms or wet rooms need to have flat floors and no shower hump or pan. A flat floor allows for easy access and drains need to provided.
Easy to use lever door and faucet handles are easier for the elderly to grip and open.
Main floors should include a master bedroom, restroom, shower, laundry and wide walk in closet with few steps to enter.
Homes should be designed with aging in place in mind.

The proportions and materials make me uncomfortable. So narrow and rough

If he wanted sun heat, he shouldn’t have built a flat roof with no skylights.

It's very very cool but very dated

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It's absolutely stunning how dumb we've become. There is a reason for losing all of this wonderful knowledge and ability to create beautiful buildings. Fix the money and we will fix the world.

Aeschylus was just a barbarian who knew nothing about real russian winter

... the eaves r too low if on only one day (Winter Solstice) the sun reaches the back especially for cold climate like Chicago.
... should reach the back at least 2 months on either side of that day, better yet 3 months

👍thanks for the video ✌️watching from the QUAD Cities

Just took the tour yesterday. This house is amazing! A big thank you to Dan the docent, he answered all of our questions from the most mundane to the most detailed. The depth of his knowledge on the house is very impressive!

brilliant

I was at a house last year in Stamford CT that was screaming similar. The son in law had no info on the house but I’m wondering…

He understood the sun was close, and not 90 something million miles away. The Sun runs a wider path in the winter. Demonstrates this perfectly. Earth isn't a spinning ball.

Isn't the winter sun angle perfect for only 1 day of the year? I have found that to be true in my 2 year old passive design.

I want a mid century modern style house with elements of neo gothic and Victorian and just a smidge of dwarven fantasy.

I love Wright's Jacobs I and had never heard of this one. Looks gorgeous! Looks like I need to delve in! Passive solar is the way to go.

Wood house & sun is good 👍