Paint Splatter

This video piece was inspired by Jackson Pollock

The finished product works perfectly as

a piece of wall art placed in a frame

Final Paper for Eco Home

Self Sustainable Eco Friendly Home 

This home is completely self sustainable, and built with hosting parties in mind, utilizing recycled materials to construct and furnish. The location for this home is on the corner of Plum and Lowell in Point Loma California an urban center. This home is built to show what can really be done with Green materials. All you will need, except for meat, is contained within this home.

The house is facing north so that the sun will always shine on the greenhouse on the top floor, this also allows a breeze through the home. The color scheme for this home is violet, yellow and black metal. This home has the modern look without the chrome. The yellow comes from the reflective tinted windows to help heating and cooling. Every window opens leaving a cool ocean breeze blowing thru the home. 

The energy comes from 6 solar panels mounted on the roof and 1 residential sized windmill in the yard. The water supplied to the home comes from 3 rain catchers and the hot water comes from one of those rain catchers with an inline water heater. The Kitchen contains dual appliances for optimum cooking and company. The theatre on the second floor uses a repurposed projector and screen from an old movie theatre. This theatre sits 10 people comfortably. The master bathroom has a walk in shower with bench and temperature control. The bathroom also has twin sinks and low flow toilet, with bed-ay. The master bedroom has full walk in closet with 360 degree viewing mirrors. The laundry room features built in cabinets with a counter top for space. All utilities use low flow high efficiency technology to save energy. On the second floor there is a 20 foot by 10 foot fresh water fish tank. The top floor is entirely made up of a green house with four industry sized sinks and over 30 square feet of storage and counter space. The green house utilizes hydroponic technology connected to the fresh water fish tank to water and feed the plants. Also a walk out balcony with retractable roof for shade, and plexiglass waist high walls for safety.

Prefabricated House Design

This is the final project for my Design II class at Wichita State University

This project gave very specific rules to follow when designing the home

First it had to be made from prefabricated materials

and

Second it had to be in a certain color scheme

My house design is made from prefabbed shipping containers

This home was built for a single couple that likes to entertain

This home is completely self sustainable

Powered by wind turbines and solar panels

A rain catcher and underground storage container for all water and utilities

The top floor is entirely a green house, fed hydroponically

from a fresh water fish tank located on second level 

This view shows the available parking for two vehicles and front door

The floor plans

Ground floor contains a half bath, living room, foyer, and an extra large kitchen

Kitchen utilizes dual stoves and sinks

Large walk in pantry

California Sliding doors open a section of the wall to the wrap around deck

Antique spiral staircase leading to roof

Middle floor contains master bedroom, master bath with walk in shower, spare bedroom, spare bath

laundry room, storage area, theatre, and 20' by 10' fresh water fish tank

Master bath has a temperature controlled walk in shower

Master closet is a walk in with sliding mirrors for doors

Theatre sits eight comfortably and has a large 15' screen

Laundry room utilizes high efficiency utilities and has great storage 

 Top floor

This floor is entirely made of a green house that is fed hydroponically from

the fresh water fish tank located on the floor below

Walk out viewing deck with plexiglass barrier

 This is a 2 point perspective of the view seen as you step off the spiral staircase on the second floor

This also kept with the color scheme using violet, yellow and two neutrals

Specification Sheet

Completely self sustaining home

Building Materials

5 Repurposed shipping containers

Recycled wood used for the deck

Recycled steel I beams for the supports

Recycled glass

All utilities are low flow to save water

Rain catcher for water supply with inline water heater

Solar panels for electricity

Single residential sized wind turbine to supply electricity

Ground Floor

Repurposed large church doors for front door

Large kitchen utilizing repurposed ovens, microwaves and refrigerators from a restaurant

Antique spiral staircase leading to roof

half bath using water saving low flow technology

Second Floor

20’ by 10’ rebuilt aquarium, fish tank

Fresh water tank has 1:25 size replica of home

115 CBU Water pump to feed and water the plants on the top level

Theatre for 10 using recycled projector, screen and three chairs from an old- movie theatre

Guest bedroom with repurposed furniture

Guest full bathroom utilizing low flow technology

Laundry room uses high efficiency washer and dryer

Third Floor

Entire top floor consists of a greenhouse

Greenhouse is hydroponic utilizing the fresh water tank on the second floor for water and nutrients while recycling the water back to the tank. Very low maintenance

4 used sinks from restaurants with over 30 square feet of table and storage space

Walk out balcony with recycled plexiglass waist high surrounding the balcony for safety

Mechanical wench to retract and expose the balcony roof for shade

Roof

6 full size solar panels to supply most all energy

Three 5’ by 5’ rain catchers to supply most all water

Small 3’ by 3’ maintenance opening from the spiral staircase