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Ruby House, Avenues Historic District

Completed in December of 2011, this new home in the Avenues historic district is designed to be the first Certified Passive House in Salt Lake City. It's architectural design respects the victorian and bungalow neighbors while still reflecting the unique vision and tastes of the owners, who wanted a modern, yet down-to-earth passive energy building.

Zevon, Alta Utah

We designed this home for a unique and extremely active family of four, who are year-round residents of Alta. Thanks to the passive house design, the winter heating bills are what you would expect of a house in San Diego.

modern bungalow, Salt Lake City

Designed as a spec house in the Liberty Park neighborhood of Salt Lake in early 2006, this total gut renovation and addition juxtaposes a simple modern passive solar form with the shell of a traditional SLC bungalow. Credits: Architect: Brach Design. Associate Designer: H Space. Interior Design: Imbue Design. Contractor: H Space.

9th & 9th

Located in Salt Lake City's 9th&9th neighborhood, this new custom home marries energy efficiency with thoughtful design, while maintaining a scale that is respectful of this dense urban neighborhood. Contractor: domainslc.com

Breezeway House, Millcreek Township

Completed in 2009, this home was the first Cerified Passive House in the western United States, which means that is was designed and built to conform to what is generally considered the most stringent energy efficiency standard in the world. Passive Houses achieve incredibly low levels of energy consumption through a rigorous integrated design and planning process that optimizes air tightness, super insulation, passive solar gains, super efficient windows, summertime shading, and heat recovery fresh air ventilation.

Rosecrest House, Salt Lake City

This home is scheduled for construction in the Spring of 2012. Nondescript, simple and minimal from the street, the home opens up dramatically as it cascades down towards Red Butte Creek in Salt Lake City, taking advantage of the lush green habitat that surrounds this riparian corridor. Contractor: domainslc.com

Sherman Avenue House, SLC

This was nothing less than the complete transformation of what was literally a tumble-down shack in the Sugarhouse neighborhood to a beautiful, modern, energy efficient, and seismically solid home. The constraints and limitations of a tiny footprint and a 25-foot wide lot were overcome with the combination of natural light, well-chosen textures and materials, and a clean thoughtful organization of space. Contactor: www.domainslc.com

Anastasion Residence, Salt Lake City

A new home on a postage stamp-sized lot in the Liberty Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City. Credits: Architect: Brach Design. Associate Designer: H Space. Interior Design: Imbue design.