As one client put it, we provide "Fantastic designs for unique sites!"
Through innovative design I provide our clients with a better quality of life that
is good for you and your family. I serve my clients best when we develop a
friendship. Understanding them and their families enable me to tailor designs
to individual lifestyles and needs.
I employ a holistic approach to design solutions to provide environments that
are healthier - more productive - more enjoyable to live in! I begin by
understanding the site (views, vegetation, solar patterns, wind direction,
topography, drainage, utilities etc.) and then understanding what the client
wants to experience.
My holistic design process is a unique integration architectural design, green
building technologies, landscape architecture, the environmental sciences,
and my clients' program - integrated solutions for better living.
Our unique combination of design expertise & application of environmental
principles creates sustainable, functional and aesthetic buildings. We employ
the following in our planning+design process:
Biosphere Planning+Design approaches architecture in a unique way. We
integrate landscape architecture with building architecture with an
understanding of environmental sciences to produce structures that perform
better. The result is environments (building & site) where people are happier,
more productive, healthier, and owners save money.
These factors make our designed environments more sustainable – and
desirable - places to live.
We work with our clients to develop the programs. We analyze the site,
including views, solar patterns, wind influences, topography, geology, soil
types, vegetation, drainage, utilities, noise influences, and transportation
corridors. We help clients identify LEED goals for the building. Then we apply
our expertise in passive solar technologies, healthy building criteria, the bio-
technology of NASA’s long term space travel systems to both oxygenate and
filter indoor air, bio-mimicry, and green building practices synergistically with
our clients to produce the most environmentally sustainable solutions.
Integrating these disciplines and technologies enables buildings to be more
comfortable, healthy, enjoyable, and functional. They typically utilize ¼-1/2 of
the operating costs of similar sized buildings.
In summary…we provide beautiful integrated solutions to your complex
problems.
See PDF of the integrated design for The Biosphere Planning+Design
proposed home/office at the following link... ALPINE
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Through innovative design I provide our clients with a better quality of life that
is good for you and your family. I serve my clients best when we develop a
friendship. Understanding them and their families enable me to tailor designs
to individual lifestyles and needs.
I employ a holistic approach to design solutions to provide environments that
are healthier - more productive - more enjoyable to live in! I begin by
understanding the site (views, vegetation, solar patterns, wind direction,
topography, drainage, utilities etc.) and then understanding what the client
wants to experience.
My holistic design process is a unique integration architectural design, green
building technologies, landscape architecture, the environmental sciences,
and my clients' program - integrated solutions for better living.
Our unique combination of design expertise & application of environmental
principles creates sustainable, functional and aesthetic buildings. We employ
the following in our planning+design process:
- Programming – working synergistically with clients to define their vision.
- Site Evaluation & Selection – comprehensive site inventory, analysis
and evaluation against Program requirements reveals the best site. - Holistic Design Process – landscape architecture + building
architecture + environmental sciences applied in harmony to capitalize
on each sites’ opportunities and constraints while designing a place to
live, work and play that exceeds client expectations - in short, bioclimatic
architecture. - Natural Day Lighting – "It is by way of glass that the sunlit space
becomes the most useful servant of a higher order of the human
spirit" Frank Llyod Wright. Daylight modeling to improve performance,
increases production efficiency and reduce operating costs and yields
greater happiness. - Healthy Home Design - "Solar Powered Living Oxygenation/Air
Filters" TM improves indoor air quality. These unique air filters function
like natural systems; they use specially selected plants and soil microbes
to metabolize and sequester toxic volatile organic compounds, whereas
traditional mechanical filters only catch airborne particles like dust and
pollen. - Reduced Energy Consumption – energy modeling to lower operating
cost, utilizing Nature’s heating and cooling technologies, capitalizing on
seasonal solar & wind patterns, and optimizing performance of the
thermal envelope. - Passive Solar Design – solar path analysis, solar furnace harvesting,
solar wall amplifying, and thermal mass storage of the sun’s energy. - Radiant heating – a system that utilizes multiple energy sources to heat
like the sun. - Utility Independence - on-site electrical generation and rainwater
harvesting. - Food & Flower Production – integrated greenhouse zones for
independent living. - ‘Green’ Design+Construction - building practices and material
selections that minimize adverse impact on ecology of Earth. - LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) directed
design solutions. - Feng Shui – oriental principle of energy flow applied to design that
create more comfortable spaces to live in.
Biosphere Planning+Design approaches architecture in a unique way. We
integrate landscape architecture with building architecture with an
understanding of environmental sciences to produce structures that perform
better. The result is environments (building & site) where people are happier,
more productive, healthier, and owners save money.
These factors make our designed environments more sustainable – and
desirable - places to live.
We work with our clients to develop the programs. We analyze the site,
including views, solar patterns, wind influences, topography, geology, soil
types, vegetation, drainage, utilities, noise influences, and transportation
corridors. We help clients identify LEED goals for the building. Then we apply
our expertise in passive solar technologies, healthy building criteria, the bio-
technology of NASA’s long term space travel systems to both oxygenate and
filter indoor air, bio-mimicry, and green building practices synergistically with
our clients to produce the most environmentally sustainable solutions.
Integrating these disciplines and technologies enables buildings to be more
comfortable, healthy, enjoyable, and functional. They typically utilize ¼-1/2 of
the operating costs of similar sized buildings.
In summary…we provide beautiful integrated solutions to your complex
problems.
See PDF of the integrated design for The Biosphere Planning+Design
proposed home/office at the following link... ALPINE
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