Hafsa Burt - Hb+a Architects طرفان Box Factory بنيادي ڪارج: زيرو انرجي ريزيلينس هَب انتهائي معتبر 2026 A' Design Award چاندي انعام جو فاتح آهي پائيدار پراڊڪٽس، منصوبا ۽ سائي ڊيزائن مقابلي جي درجي ۾.
چانديپائيدار پراڊڪٽ· 2026
Box Factory بنيادي ڪارج: زيرو انرجي ريزيلينس هَب
Hafsa Burt - Hb+a Architects طرفان
ڪلائنٽ: hb+a Architects
پائيدار پراڊڪٽ درجي ۾ A' Design Award چاندي انعام فاتح
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Box Factory بنيادي ڪارج: زيرو انرجي ريزيلينس هَب بابت
ڪتاب جو متن: هيءُ زيرو انرجي، گهٽ ڪاربان وارو منصوبو اهڙو آپريشنل ڊيٽا رکي ٿو جيڪو ان جي حقيقي ڪارڪردگيءَ جي تصديق ڪري ٿو. هيءَ هڪ مڪمل بجليءَ تي هلندڙ عمارت آهي جيڪا پنهنجي توانائيءَ جي ضرورتن کي پورو ڪرڻ لاءِ سائيٽ تي موجود شمسي توانائيءَ تي ڀاڙي ٿي، جتي هيٽ پمپ گرمائش ۽ ٿڌائي مهيا ڪن ٿا. سوچيل سمجهيل جاءِ جي چونڊ ۽ شڪل، سسٽمن جيتري ئي محنت سان ڪم ڪن ٿا، جتي عمارت مقامي هوا جي رخن ۽ سج جي زاوين مطابق رُخ ڪيل آهي. باڪس فيڪٽري سوچيل سمجهيل ڊيزائن ذريعي موسمياتي لچڪ، جدت، ۽ ڪميونٽيءَ جي اثر کي هڪ ٻئي سان جوڙي ٿي. 2022ع جي ايلڪٽرا باهه دوران، جنهن ايماڊور ڪائونٽيءَ ۾ 4,500 ايڪڙ زمين کي ساڙي ڇڏيو، هن منصوبي پاڻ کي لچڪدار ۽ موسمياتي طور تي تيار ثابت ڪيو.
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A' Design Award چاندي انعام بابت
Box Factory بنيادي ڪارج: زيرو انرجي ريزيلينس هَب A' Design Award چاندي انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، غير معمولي حد تائين معزز اعتراف جيڪو اعليٰ ترين درجي جي، شاندار ۽ متاثر ڪندڙ ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. چاندي جا کٽيندڙ تمام گهڻا روشن ۽ انتهائي تخليقي ڪم آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي شاندار مهارت، صلاحيت ۽ ذڪاوت کي ظاهر ڪن ٿا. Box Factory بنيادي ڪارج: زيرو انرجي ريزيلينس هَب کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ شاندار نمائشي ڪم هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ ڳوڙهي جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award چاندي انعام کٽيو آهي، هڪ انتهائي قابل ذڪر، ساراهيل ايجاد آهي جيڪا فائدو ڏئي ٿي ۽ فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي جون حدون وڌائي ٿي. Box Factory بنيادي ڪارج: زيرو انرجي ريزيلينس هَب هڪ اهڙي تخليق آهي جنهن تي گهڻا حسد ڪن ٿا، جيڪا خواهشون جاڳائي ٿي، مثبت جذبا آڻي ٿي ۽ حيرت ۽ تعجب جي چڻنگ ٻاري ٿي.
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ڊزائنر طرفان فراهم ڪيل ڪريڊٽس، ٽيم ميمبرز ۽ ٽيڪنيڪل تفصيلات.
- منفرد خاصيتون
- This project is Zero Energy with operational data to confirm its performance. It is an all‑electric building that relies on onsite solar to meet its energy needs, with heat pumps providing heating and cooling. Careful siting and form work as hard as the systems, with the building oriented to local wind patterns and sun angles.
The design is also a flex space designed for diassembly and flexibility for programmatic functionality. - ماپ ۽ پيڪيجنگ
- 1750 square feet
- ٽيگ
- Zero Energy,
- پيداواري ٽيڪنالاجي
- Low Carbon with some prefabricated elements
- ڊزائين چيلينج
- This project is Zero Energy Ready, with performance continuously monitored rather than assumed. It is an all‑electric building that relies on onsite solar to meet its energy needs, with high‑efficiency heat pumps providing both heating and cooling and smart controls fine‑tuning operation over the year. Careful siting and form do as much work as the equipment: the building is oriented to local wind patterns and sun angles, with shading tuned to block high summer sun and admit lower winter sun, and north‑facing windows opening toward existing mature trees to frame views while tempering light, glare, and heat gain. Daylight is prioritized through generous but well‑controlled glazing, so artificial lighting is needed only sparingly, and cross‑ventilation is supported by the plan, opening layout, and fan placement to reduce reliance on mechanical cooling during shoulder seasons.
Passive strategies are central, not supplemental. A concrete floor slab acts as thermal mass, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it slowly at night, which flattens indoor temperature swings and cuts demand on active systems during both hot and cold spells. The envelope and massing follow a “just enough” approach: a compact, simple volume sized to real program needs avoids unnecessary height, volume, and surface area, reducing loads, construction cost, and embodied impacts. The building sits on an existing two‑story‑ready pad, eliminating grading and new disturbance, and its prefabricated structural elements shortened construction time, improved quality, and made site waste almost negligible. With only 1,750 square feet of conditioned space on a 9‑acre parcel, the project leaves nearly the entire site including the creek corridor and existing vegetation undisturbed, pairing ultra‑low operational demand with a light touch on the land and a landscape that continues to function ecologically. - تحقيق
- The Box Factory takes a deliberate approach to materiality, using a compact form, low‑impact construction methods, and carefully vetted assemblies to reduce its environmental footprint. Structural components were prefabricated off‑site and assembled on location, which dramatically cut construction waste, noise, and dust while tightening quality control and speeding delivery. This approach limited disturbance to the surrounding landscape and community, aligning construction practice with the project’s long‑term environmental ambitions. Materials were selected for durability, low toxicity, and ease of maintenance, reinforcing both climate goals and lifecycle performance. Exposed structural elements and straightforward, robust finishes create an honest, resource‑efficient architecture in which materials are not concealed but celebrated for their role in making the building work.
As a resilience hub in a rural, wildfire‑prone region, the Box Factory was conceived to address real inequities in access to safe, healthy, climate‑ready space. It offers an inclusive, welcoming refuge during wildfire smoke events, public safety power shutoffs, and heatwaves, at a scale that feels legible and usable to neighbors rather than institutional or remote. All‑electric systems powered by onsite renewables, filtered ventilation, and passive comfort strategies work together to provide clean air and stable indoor conditions when nearby homes and businesses are compromised. The building is intentionally programmed for more than emergency use: flexible spaces support gatherings, workshops, and everyday community life, so that residents experience it as a civic anchor rather than a specialized facility that sits empty between crises.
The project is calibrated to endure and remain functional in a rapidly changing climate. Its compact footprint limits land disturbance and reduces operational energy demand, while careful orientation, operable windows, and ceiling fans support cross‑ventilation and night‑flush cooling to ease reliance on mechanical systems. Non‑combustible, low‑glare exterior finishes help moderate heat gain, shed ember exposure, and maintain visual comfort, and drought‑tolerant planting combined with on‑site stormwater strategies reinforces water conservation and localized infiltration. The envelope and systems are tuned to protect indoor air quality and thermal comfort during periods of extreme heat and dense smoke, so that the building can remain safely occupied even when outdoor conditions are hazardous. In doing so, the Box Factory functions as a modest but pointed prototype for climate‑adapted rural architecture holding space for everyday use while standing ready for the next emergency. - الهام
- In 2022, the Electra Fire ignited near Electra Road and Highway 49 in Amador County and rapidly spread across 4,478 acres in both Amador and Calaveras counties. The fire prompted evacuations and posed significant threats to local infrastructure and communities. During these events, the project functioned as a resilience hub for neighboring properties when residents had to evacuate due to safety warnings and countywide power shutoffs.
- منصوبي جو عرصو
- The project is located in California, design started in 2019 and final rack was installed in 2022 and landscape was also finished in 2022.
- عمل جو فلو
- Box Factory integrates sustainability, innovation, and community impact through thoughtful design. It champions creative slab reuse, minimizes embodied carbon, and prioritizes environmental responsibility in ways that are tangible to everyday users. Framed by leading international standards for zero energy, low‑carbon design, it advances architecture by balancing holistic performance, rigorous metrics, and meaningful contributions to its community, turning a modest building into a living demonstration of what resilient, climate‑positive design can look and feel like in practice.
- پيٽنٽ
- hb+a Architects
- ٽيم ميمبر
- hb+a Architects - Architecture, MEP, Landscape Design, Sustainability programming
SDE Engineering - Foundation Slab
Doug Birnbaum - Photography - تصوير ڪريڊٽ
- Doug Birnbaum
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