This ~1100 sq ft home has been our smallest site-built PH project to date. Our third home in the northern New Mexico co-housing community of Valverde Commons. A light density PUD in the prairie very near the Taos Plaza providing the residents direct access to both natural spaces and the city core. The simple geometry and massive passive house walls perfectly mimic traditional adobe construction, asymmetric deep curved window thresholds hint of a natural climatic influence. We optimized the angles of the window jambs and headers to tune the solar exposure and performance.

Photos by: NEEDBASED inc.