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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1958)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1958 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE SEVEN Solar House Tried At Phoenix, May Be NewType Of American Living The age-old theory and hope of applying solar energy has become a reality with the completion ot the Solar House at Phoenix, Ari zona, this year. The achievement is the result of the project jointly sponsored by the newly organized Association for Applied Solar Ener- gy and the Phoenix Association of Home Builders. National manutac turers and local merchants also co operated with architects, designers THE INTERIOR DECORATION of the Solar House was carried out by Mehagian's Home Furnishings, Inc., of Phoenix, under the supervision of Houston F. Barton. Here in the dining room is Lees "Emberglow" carpeting in Persian melon laid in circular form. 1 i ltoi COLLECTOR PANELS, resembling wings or control surfaces of an aircraft, are built around steel tubes and rotate freely at Solar House. Each bank of louvers is turned by clock-controlled motorized actuators. Tho solar energy collection in each panel is a copper "tube-in-strip." Area is central court and patios. Sliding doors provide access trom room. and builders of this complicated structure. The entire project, from the mail ing of the competitive program to 1,600 architects in 42 nations, to the opening of the Solar House re quired only 11 months. The objective of the solar House is to stimulate public interest in the utilization of the sun's energy for man's benefit in his living en vironment. The lessons learned from the operation of the first Phoenix Solar House will be use ful in designing houses for every price level and for more northerly areas where the sun can supply only a part of the winter heat requirements. Two separate wings ot the bo- lar House, each 18 feet wide by 48 feet long, are located on the north and south sides of its cen tral court. Concrete masonry screen walls rising above the rool level serve to shade the sides of the house from the direct rays of the sun. Similar screen walls are used ilong the sides of the carport. The four east-west walls, nine feet high by 48 feet long, are made of polished plate glass. Sliding doors provide access to the cen tral court. A glass-enclosed roofed walkway connects the north, or bedroom wing, with the south, a living room wing. The north wing includes two mas ter bedrooms and a combination bedroom and study. The kitchen equipment includes an electronic oven, while solar oven and a barbecue are located just out side the kitchen for outdoor cook' ery. Two patios and the central court are paved with pebble concrete panels separated by redwood screens. Patio furniture and char acteristic planting make these areas pleasant "outdoor living rooms." The interior decoration of the So lar House was carried out by Me hagian's Home Furnishings, Inc., of Phoenix, under the supervision of Houston F. Barton, a member of the National Society of Interior Decorators. Inspiration for the color scheme was the desert area with its vivid sunsets, occasional brilliant white clouds and the earthen tones of the desert itself. Draperies of a delicate tint, called peach mist, are used throughout the house to give unity and, by faint touches of sand and stone in its stripes, to bring the desert into the house. Plush Lees carpet in bone white is laid in free-form in the living room and wall-to-wall in the mas ter bedroom. In the dining room, the carpet, colored in Persian mel- l. is laid in circular aesi) n. An outstanding architectui :1 fea ture of the Solar House is the encr- v collection system, which con sists of an array of 69 louvers, mounted in 17 rows between the bare steel roof beams. These re semble wings or control surfaces of an aircraft. Air is circulated through the two wings of the house hv fans in the indoor units ot two heat pumps. When the thermostats : ..u r-- l,, it is in emier wins v.u iui uw-ai, il is supplied by sun-heated water which is pumped from the storage tanks through coils mounted on the in takes of the heat pump. When auxiliary heat is needed, it is pro vided by the heat pumps with elec tricity from the Arizona Public Service Co. Fiberglass Boat Building Materials The Gun Store 714 Main Ph. TU 4-3863 PAINT THINNER 55" WIESE'S FULLER PAINT STORI 2899 So. 6th TU 4-4377 BONE "SKYWAY" CARPETING by Lees, laid wall-to-wall, provides the lush foundation for the master bedroom of the Solar House. A contemporary leather headboard it the design of Lloyd Kiva. Let Us Take Care Of Your . 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