Jackrabbit Wash

Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo

JACKRABBIT WASH

Aaron D'Innocenzo

AREA
148.0 m²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
San Bernardino, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo

Text description provided by architect.

This house was designed and hand built entirely by the owner as his first major project after graduating with a Master in Architecture.

Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo

It is located in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree, California.

As a result of its passive solar design, the house is able to heat and cool itself year-round, with no external energy input from traditional HVAC systems.

Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo

In many ways, this house is the antithesis of Le Corbusier’s concept of a house as a “machine for living in” as it is highly site-specific, extremely energy efficient, does not rely upon HVAC systems for temperature control, and nearly every element was designed and hand crafted specifically for this house.

The project took nearly eight years to complete as all of the construction was done by the owner/architect himself.

Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo

No contractors, sub-contractors, or daily helpers were involved.


Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo


Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo
Jackrabbit Wash
Courtesy of Aaron D'Innocenzo


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