Bercy-Chen Studio is doing a fascinating 1400 square foot residence in Austin, Texas that hits all the right TreeHugger buttons. It is on a modern version of the pit-house used by ancient Pueblo and Cherokee Indians. The Red Bluff house is a little more sophisticated; like the pit-house it uses the earth’s thermal mass to temper the climate. However it adds a few modern touches like hydronic heating & cooling, geothermal heat exchange, phase-change thermal heat storage, rainwater collection and a green roof…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bercy Chen Buries a High-Tech Update of a Traditional Pit-House
