Hale Takazawa, Architect offers a single service: to help you plan and conceive a design that is ready for drafting, permitting, engineering and a contractor to bid and build. We will provide you with:
- A clear scope of work (what do I build? what can I afford?)
- A curated understanding of needs. (i want all these things, know I can't have it all, but need to simply and edit.)
- A checklist and plan of action. (I don't know where to start? what permits are needed? What comes next? What do I do?)
- A schematic layout and design ready for draftsmen and engineers to take to the next level for permitting and bidding with a contractor. (I'm about to pay a lot of money... how do I know what it really looks like? Is it what I need? Will it be beautiful? will my friends and family say, "wow!"?)
- For contractors and builders - we offer Aesthetic Assist. We give you the support to get the look, forms, proportions, colors, materials, and details just right. (I already started with a builder/contractor. But are they really trained at making things look amazing? I think I am paying for and deserve "amazing"!)
- A 3-D model. You can walk/ fly through it and really understand what it's like. (I have a tough time reading plans. I'm a little afraid of what I'm getting and what the space "feels" like.)
- You can move through the model just like you're in a video game. Here's a sample of what it's like:
About this project:
This model was created by HTA to investigate tiny, self-sufficient homes. It's still a work in progress, but the idea is to design a home that has water collection, treatment and storage for use as a contributor to thermal mass. The home features a composting or incineration toilet, limiting black water only to the kitchen sink. Waste treatment would be a single bio-digester with the effluent recycled and used for irrigation or retreated for potable use. No water used by the building should be delivered as waste back onto the earth without treatment. Power would be generated by solar, wind, and solid fuels extracted from the biodigester and dried. Organic food waste is added to a mulch system which is anticipated for use in a garden, and in the future, an indoor wall garden. The wall garden is a large contributor to fresh air quality indoors as well as humidity. The garden also contributes to resilient food security.
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