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Benefits
The benefits of the HólosHouse have been directed towards the goal of sustainability, resilience, and creating a sense of well being for the occupants.
• Passive energy sources
• High strength to material weight structural system
• Minimized surface area of enclosure improves thermal performance
• Minimized surface area of enclosure reduces material cost
• Airtight building envelope minimizes heat loss or gain
• Natural ventilation contributes to healthy air quality
• Generous daylight contributes to a sense of well-being
• Glass enclosure enables view opportunities
• Column-free open plan for flexible use and a feeling of spaciousness
• Integration and coordination of all building product systems
• Prefabricated building components
• Pre-finished building components
• Non-combustible building components
• Long-life building components
• Low-maintenance building components
• Reconfigurable standardized building components
• Reusable and recyclable materials
• High recycled content in building materials
• Minimum site Intervention
• Adaptation to varied site topography due to non-orthogonal geometry
• Mitigation of natural disasters, e.g. earthquakes, high winds, floods, and fire.