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    Picture postcard view from the site of the Albany House. next>
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    Existing "camp" prior to renovation.<back next>
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    Wind generator supplying "off grid" power.<back next>
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    Solar panels supplying "off grid" power.<back next>
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    Interior design perspective views from the entry (left) and through the east windows.<back next>
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    Woodshed added as a functional sculptural piece to embrace the site like a cornucopia basket.<back next>
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    Woodshed added as a functional sculptural piece to embrace the site like a cornucopia basket.<back next>
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    Woodshed added as a functional sculptural piece to embrace the site like a cornucopia basket.<back next>
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    Woodshed added as a functional sculptural piece to embrace the site like a cornucopia basket.<back


The Albany House is situated on an idyllic site overlooking bucolic farmland in Vermont's North-East Kingdom. The partially realized design program involved turning an existing summer camp into a year-round residence. Active energy sources supply power "off the grid" using solar panels and a wind generator.  New windows were designed to optimize passive solar gain.  To accomodate burning wood as a winter heat source, a woodshed was added as a functional sculptural piece to embrace the site like a cornucopia basket.

Click through the slides above to view the site, existing building, design studies, "off grid" energy sources, and the wood shed at the Albany House.