Modern Home Design - Big Dig House

Modern Home Design – Big Dig House

: Modern Home Design – Big Dig House by Big Dig House

: Modern Home Design – Big Dig House by Big Dig House

: Modern Home Design – Big Dig House by Big Dig House

: Modern Home Design – Big Dig House by Big Dig House

: Modern Home Design – Big Dig House by Single Speed Design

Posted by byean on 1/12/12 • Categorized as Exterior Design,Home Design,Interior Design,Modern Home Architecture,Modern Home Ideas,Modern Home Style,Small Garden

Modern Home Design - Big Dig House by Single Speed Design

This modern home was designed by Single Speed Design, located in Lexington, MA, USA. This Modern Home Design was named the Big Dig House, taking the name of the most expensive highway project in U.S. history. And more unique, the materials used to build this house is recycling from the remains of the Big Dig project.

As a prototype building that demonstrates how infrastructural refuse can be salvaged and reused, the structural system for this Modern Home Design is comprised of steel and concrete discarded from Boston’s Big Dig utilizing over 600,000 lbs of salvaged materials from elevated portions of the dismantled I-93 highway. Planning the reassembly of the materials in as if it were a pre-fab system, subtle spatial arrangements are created. These materials however are capable of carrying much higher loads than standard structure, easily allowing the integration of large scale roof gardens. Most importantly, the project demonstrates an untapped potential for the public realm: with strategic front-end planning, much needed community programs including schools, libraries, and housing could be constructed whenever infrastructure is deconstructed, saving valuable resources, embodied energy, and taxpayer dollars.

Within 2 days, this Modern Home Design is framed: reusing steel structure and roadway panels from the big dig has sped up this phase of construction from 2 weeks to 12 hours. To minimize fabrication time and expense, the structural pieces were reused as-is.

Salvaged structural materials of this Modern Home Design are left raw. The roof garden connects to the living room and utilizes harvested rainwater. Window walls in conjunction with double height spaces bring natural light deep in the space while exterior overhangs shade summer sun.