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[WALNER RESIDENCE] |
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Name:
Walner Residence |
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Design:
Edward M. Jones RA - Jones Studio Inc., Phoenix, AZ |
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Destination of use:
private residence |
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Manufacturer:
Arkim - Cooperativa Ceramica d’Imola |
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City:
Scottsdale |
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Ceramic Materials:
vitrified stoneware, series Granigliati Top 34L, colour Charcoal, 30 x30 cm: living, dining room and kitchen, offices |
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Country:
Arizona, USA |
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Type of intervention:
internal flooring |
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Costumers:
Walner Family |
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Year of completion:
1999 |
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The Project |
The Jones Studio of Phoenix is recognised as one of the most innovative in United States, especially with respect to sustainable building and, specifically, in researching architectural solutions that respect landscape and local culture, resource conservation and use of renewable resources. The proposed case hereafter can be seen as representative of this approach and bring back residential housing to an interpretation of living in deep harmony with nature.
Residence Walner, it is, not by chance, located in Scottsdale, an important centre in Arizona close to Phoenix, an example with respect to sustainability. In 1997, Scottsdale was chosen by US EPA to participate in a pilot program to develop environmental management systems (EMS) in municipalities. Scottsdale now has an EMS that is consistent with the ISO 14001 standard and will be used as a model for other municipalities. From 1997 to 2000, the City of Scottsdale reduced its energy use by almost 20%. It also reduced air pollution by tripling the use of compressed natural gas in its municipal vehicle fleet. By 2004, the City of Scottsdale will reduce by 5% the energy used by its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, restore and preserve 2,500 acres of wildlife habitat, reduce by 5% emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from city vehicles, and compost 5% of the green solid waste that is currently interred in landfills.
Besides, this town, dominated by the rocks of Grand Canyon, neighbouring with the Sonora Desert and the Valley of Sun, is also the site of a university where the great Frank Lloyd Wright spread the principles of organic architecture, embodied in many examples still present in this area. |
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