ArchaeoArchitects.com
Title
Santa Fe New Mexico architect firm - Archaeo Architects
Description
Excerpted from the website description:
- Archaeo Architects is a firm located in Santa Fe, New Mexico doing award-winning work throughout the region. We are a company that focuses on very few projects for which we provide personalized superior services to residential and commercial clients.
Languages
English
Address
- 1519 Upper Canyon Rd, Studio D
- Santa Fe NM 87501 US
Contact
- Archaeo Architects
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- +1 505 820 7200, Fax: +1 505 820 7400
Additional Information
Some of the green features employed in the homes we design are as follows:
1. Hydronic solar panels providing domestic hot water and heat for in-floor radiant heat 2. Photovoltaic solar panels for electricity 3. Passive solar 4. Geo-thermal heating 5. Wind turbines 6. Planted green roofs 7. Water harvesting to buried cisterns 8. Grey water re-use system 9. Very high efficiency fixtures (toilets, showers, faucets) 10. Very high efficiency appliances (refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washer and dryers) 11. Durisol ICF perimeter wall system, made of recycled materials 12. E-Crete, aerated autoclaved concrete blocks, made of recycled materials 13. Air filtration systems 14. Recycled insulation such as Bonded Logic recycled blue jeans 15. Wheat board cabinetry with FSC certified wood faces and non-toxic sealers such as those by Neil Kelly 16. Natural earth plasters like those made by American Clay 17. Bamboo & cork flooring 18. reclaimed wood timbers (many form the existing sites) 19. Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paints like those by Bio-Shield 20. Energy Star windows and doors 21. Energy Star light fixtures 22. Very high (94%+) efficient boilers such as Viessman 23. various non-toxic, recycled, renewable materials 24. Xeriscape landscape design (the list can get very long indeed)
In “green” architecture there is the aspect of the healthy house. When designing for health we follow the precepts as championed by Paula Baker-Laporte and Robert Laporte:
§ Separate the living space from car fumes § Create a space to take off shoes at the front door § Include accessible and appealing outdoor spaces to facilitate a connection with nature and its rhythms § Provide proper ventilation § Plan and design a house layout for safe electrical installations § Include drains where a water source might leak and cause damage § Separate the living space from by-products of combustion § Consider the site’s geobiology and the preservation of natural magnetic fields § Incorporate natural light, illumination and color § Consider architectural proportioning and the harmonic order of space § Minimize man-made electromagnetic fields § Provide acoustical protection from noise pollution § Respect the sociological structures of family and the larger community
We consider green building practices as we program, plan and design the house by way of site orientation, heat chimneys, biomimicry, etc.
We see the “green” approach to architecture as being much more than the selection of materials and finishes… it is a philosophy. We realize we are one with nature. There is an integral relationship we must be cognizant of. We do not have dominance over nature. Everything has a life force and is interconnected. There are invisible relationships between objects like the silence between musical notes. We understand that nature is our ally and we approach projects with a high degree of responsibility and humility. we have learned from the traditional, indigenous way of building that it is a reciprocal relationship. The term “wilderness” is foreign to indigenous peoples. Knowledge is not understanding. We are interested in the story of place. It is a continual dialog about the process, which goes on forever. It is about conservation and regeneration – a “whole system” mind set. A house is an islands in the stream – receiving and giving back. Whole is a derivative of holy. Architecture is a spiritual practice. I am first human, then an architect.
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External Links
- Alexa: ArchaeoArchitects.com
- WHOIS for ArchaeoArchitects.com
- Archaeo Architects Commercial Project-Community Bank in Santa Fe
- Residential Architecture in Santa Fe from Archaeo Architects
