Peter Koliopoulos B-Arch '86 won a 2008 AIA award for this urban desert residential environment in Scottsdale, AZ, called The Duke
From the architects:
The single-family residence renovation represents a forward thinking approach to desert life. The one-acre site is within a single-family residential neighborhood, surrounded by textured desert mountains to the south, west, and northeast. The pure structure cuts a clean sharp edge through the revegetative desert landscape. The newly added program focus in the renewed design is to perforate the original frame of the existing home to allow a vibrant, natural daylighting experience. A large overhang on the South façade screens the plane of glass from the harsh summer sun, while allowing winter light to wash the interior walls. The east elevation is shaded by mature vegetation, while the west face of the residence has limited, strategically placed openings protected with large overhangs. Views to the surrounding mountains and desert sky naturally radiate through the home. The additive program refines the circulation experience and relationships between uses for a spontaneous and organic residential experience.
The concrete and stucco structure of the original house remains in tact minimizing material required to be sent to the landfill. A large percentage of the construction and building materials are high recycled content such as the glass, zinc siding, and concrete flooring. New high-efficiency HVAC units are utilized to condition the added space. All foreign landscaping and turf has been replaced with native plantings with very low water requirements. The one-acre parcel has been regraded to capture the entire roof and site rainwater, reducing the total amount of stormwater required to be treated by the municipality while naturally supplementing the vegetations needs. The layering of elements from the natural “filtering” of the desert landscape, to the exterior materials of zinc metal siding and glass sets a dramatic relationship of a refreshing living experience.
Residential Architecture called Loblolly House by Steve Kieran
Loblolly House recognized as residential architecture located at Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, Loblolly House also known as innovative prefab construction techniques. an architect Steve Kieran composed entirely of pre-fabricated components, most significantly the floor and ceiling panels that distribute the HVAC, an architect Steve Kieran added modern Residential Architecture with plumbing and electricity throughout the house and the exterior of this residential architecture with wall panels that provide the structure as well as the fenestration , insulation, and interior finishes.
Residential Architecture Loblolly House designed by fully integrated bathroom and mechanical room modules were transported to the site on Taylors Island along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and lifted into position. The 2,200 sq ft residence gets it’s name from the grove of loblolly pines on the site.
The umbrella element will funnel the cool water to a central holding tank to supply the hospital with clean water. The hospital rooms are gathered in clusters around the tank to benefit from the cooling effect of the water.This cooling effect is a bonus in addition to gathering rainwater or overnight dew for water use.
By facilitating air flow between the two roofs, the umbrella shape will act as a shading element for the hospital, because the roof is separated above the hospital building roofs. VisionDivision has created an inexpensive and very effective cooling mechanism without the need for air-conditioning (or the energy supplies that that would necessitate, even if possible), in the totally off-the-grid environment of the desert.
The materials are steel for the struts and a simple tentlike canvas made of a felt fabric to wick the scarce moisture into itself. Their prototype can be expanded by adding more fabric around the edge and moving the pillars away from the center point. As the structure grows, so to does the surface of the umbrella-roof supplying more water.
Have a look at the roof design for Southern Cross Station. It's a similar idea to the umbrella/tent. I think it would suit your design concept too.
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