Simple daylight for a small room
Under careful supervision, they built a 1,190-square-foot passive solar house, giving them the chance to deal with all phases of construction: foundation work, framing, electrical wiring, plumbing, sheet-metal work, insulating, gypsum-board installation, masonry, roofing, cabinetry, even landscaping.Inside the house, the duct fits flush withthe ceiling; taping compound fills the seam between gypsum and metal. Left unpainted, the galvanized interior surface of the shaft bounces maximum light to the room below.Photo: Light aluminum frame seems to float abovemassive column. Hidden V-shaped bracket actually links center pipe with postThe program is intended to be self-perpetuating; money raised by the sale of the house will go to buy land and services for the next project.This pyramid-roofed gazebo sits at oneend of a small canyon garden. Santa Monica landscape architects Pamela Burton and Katherine Spitz designed the structure to provide a shaded spot for outdoor seating.
Photo: Inside attic, metal supportstraps are pop-riveted to duct and nailed to roof framing members. Arrangement of supports in your attic would depend on framing structure, length and angle of duct
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