Built in 2010, R-House was the winning design for the competition From the Ground Up: Innovative Green Homes. The purpose of the competition was to gather affordable and sustainable designs that could be used for low-income communities in Westside neighborhood of Syracuse. The winning team based their concept on the highly energy-efficient standards of passive house. They designed the home to have a southern facing rear wall for heating during the winter. Moreover, the angles of the house are designed to take full advantage of solar gain throughout the year.

For more information, please see Julie Torres Moskovitz' book, The Greenest Home.

And visit Dwell and Archdaily.