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Project: Mackinlay Solar House*
Client: Ian Mackinlay
Location: Tahoe City, California
Recognition: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation Energy
Conservation Award, Sunset Western Homes Award
Challenge Design an energy-efficient vacation home for year-round use on a south-sloping site overlooking Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada, at an elevation of 6,400 feet. The residence had to fit comfortably in its alpine environment, both physically and aesthetically; draw most of its energy from the sun; provide easy living; and require little maintenance. Solution Result Even in midwinter, this award-winning house affords private, sheltered
sunbathing on the large deck that adjoins the house to the east. The
deck accepts maximum sunlight during the warmest parts of the winter
day without shadowing the solar walls. The lower deck contains a solar-heated
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