The most eco-friendly solar powered barn build with raw materials

The architects, Gray Organschi Architecture have found an awesome way to make raw material look good. They converted a site, once home to a scrap lumber yard to a fully functional solar powered barn. The structure has rectangular cube holes to store lumber in an organized manner and it creates a beautiful mosaic with the stone structure. The structure looks breath taking from the outside and offers functionality on the inside. The architects have used translucent polycarbonate panels for the walls to facilitate day-lighting. The roof also has solar panels to power the lighting and ground source pumps to heat the building geo-thermally. The solar panels generate excess electricity for the barn and the owner sells this electricity to a local utility company.

This structure is a perfect example of refined and rough with its combination of translucent polycarbonate panels against the raw wood and stone. The materials and system of the barn is very carefully created to minimize the effect on the environment. It’s no surprise that Gray Organschi Architecture was recognized as an Emerging Voice by The Architectural League of New York for 2009.

[Inhabitat]