Use of Clean Technologies into a Coastal Rural Home

Abstract

This project provides a new home for Lucy, who lost hers during the earthquake. The house collects the family memories, as well as the life style of people living in the coast, where interior and exterior are mixed up by the use of courtyards and eaves which let the family bear the harshness of the weather, where not only spatial relations but also human relationships happen. The house is located in Nuevo Imperial — a rural area in the coast. Its technical and architectural design includes renewable energy taking advantage of the solar and wind energy present in the area: solar panels for LED light bulbs, a solar water heater to avoid the use of energy, and wind turbines to charge cellphones and computers. The use of materials such as cane for wall and roof latticing, allow both transparency and shadow to get into the house. Its plastered brick walls let the users see how the days pass with pauses, without shadows.