Rice University students created an awesome, sustainable house
I’ve always loved architecture and for the longest time wanted to BE an architect. I loved physics, and the ultimate combination of physics and design is building a building! (Yes, and airplanes and a number of other things, but these are my rankings.)
Anyway, since I worked and taught at Rice, I was totally excited to see that some students made it on to NOTCOT, one of the awesomest blogs on the Internet. But it also happens that what they did was really cool. They managed to create a sweet, minimalist-style house for only 25 Gs.
Rice students and faculty designed and built a dwelling of modest size (500-square feet) with a small projected budget ($25,000.00) while implementing innovative design and construction techniques.
Our project, set in a neighborhood in need of affordable housing, is a modern interpretation of the shotgun-style structures that are disappearing from the area and serves as a prototype for use in various Houston communities.
How cool is that! Make sure to head on over to the site and check out the link.