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.
Project completed at Lake Flato Architects
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Project Name
House ZeroLocation
Austin, TXGround
UrbanType
HousingSize
3,000 sfServices
Architectural DesignDates
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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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Ashley co-led the architecture team while at Lake|Flato Architects from the initial Competition through the fast-paced Construction. She collaborated intensely with software developers, robotics engineers, and material scientists to help craft the design and innovative strategies required for printed concrete construction. Her 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).
IMAGES COURTESY OF ASHLEY HEERAN