INNOVATING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION FOR RESILIENCY
House Zero is a demonstration project and field trial for ICON’s proprietary concrete wall printing system. Perhaps more importantly, House Zero is a compelling and climate-responsive new home connecting its inhabitants to a native Texas landscape and evolving Austin neighborhood fabric. Designed for net-zero energy, guided by biophilic design principles, and built for resilience, the project allows for the flexibility of ever-evolving patterns that a family experiences over the course of a lifetime.
Completed at Lake Flato Architects - more photography here
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Location
Austin, TXGround
UrbanType
HousingProgram
HousingIntervention
New ConstructionSize
3,000 sfServices
Architectural Design -
Design Architect
Lake Flato ArchitectsLandscape Architect
Word + Carr Design GroupGeneral Contractor
Guy Nordenson & AssociatesLighting
Studio Lumina -
TIME Magazine Best Invention in Design 2022
Dezeen’s Top 10 Architecture Projects of 2022
Texas Society of Architects Design Award 2022
AIA Austin Homes Tour featured home / web presentation 2022
AIA Austin Design Excellence Conference presentation 2022
AIA Ohio Technology Summit keynote presentation 2022 (with ICON)
Facades+ Austin presentation 2022 (with B. Mehlomakulu, ICON)
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We collaborated intensely with software developers, robotics engineers, and material scientists to help craft the design and innovative strategies required for printed concrete construction. Our focus was on “future-proofing” the home to the extent possible by keeping concrete where it works best (largely the outer envelope, which can last 100+ years and has robust thermal performance) while pairing it with the warmth of sustainably-harvested wood (which can be adapted more easily to evolving living conditions in the future).
