Copper Bottom, designed by Adrian James Architects, is an innovative two-story home located in Oxford. With a unique green-patinated copper exterior and solar panels, it serves as a 'habitable power station.' The house's design focuses on sustainability, featuring a compact structure that optimizes solar exposure and shelters windows from high sun. It includes a double-height gallery, open-plan living areas, and four bedrooms, along with ventilation stacks for cooling. The home’s sculptural form, inspired by origami and dynamic elements, enhances both aesthetics and functionality, exemplifying modern architectural principles.
The starting points were a compact form, a roof maximizing southerly aspect for solar panels, and an envelope which sheltered the windows from high sun.
What truly makes the house stand apart is its charming origami-inspired shell, which offers protection against the summer heat while allowing the low winter rays to enter.
There are subtle hints of something zoomorphic and something mechanistic, with paired ears and a prow, capturing a sense of dynamism in the form.
The home, intended as a 'habitable power station,' showcases a design focused on sustainability, minimizing energy demand with its sculptural copper carapace.
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