![]() ![]() While I was at it, I also dug a ditch from the silo to a nearby wind pump and well and put in a waterline. I began work by making an excavation to house a septic tank and drainage lines. By that time, it was already early November and winter was all too close. Within two weeks we’d located the silo’s owner, and - because he wasn’t using that land and we’d be putting our own money into the renovation - he offered us a free, and renewable, five-year lease. Obviously, one of our first jobs would be to put on a roof. Full of enthusiasm, we went to explore the inside of the 14-foot-diameter cylinder, and looked up to see blue sky. ![]() There was a grain-chute opening on its south side, which, we felt sure, could be adapted to accommodate a few sun-catching windows. Persistence paid off, though: We finally found the perfect structure, built of glazed and glistening red-clay tile, perched on the crest of a hill like a lookout. We made a full sweep of the country roads around our home in Pittsburg, Kan., but most of the silos we saw were made of ugly gray concrete block wrapped with metal bands. As I’d hoped, she became so excited about the concept that we were soon setting off in search of an unused fodder-holder. It would surely, we thought, be more energy-efficient and economical to warm an abode in which the rooms were stacked on top of one another, letting the heat work its way up through the living space.Īs the night wore on, my sibling told me that he’d once considered building just such a house - and doing so in an abandoned silo - because, with the basic structure already in place, the cost of remodeling would be far less than would building from the ground up (and up and up)! Later, I shared his idea with Helen, my wife. ![]() One October evening in 1978, my brother and I - inspired by the bright chill that had already begun to flavor the air - were discussing the fact that a one-level house often loses much of its heat through the roof. Home Organization News, Blog, & Articles. ![]() Energy Efficiency News, Blog, & Articles.If you claim ownership of any of the images presented and have not been properly identified, please notify Cobe and we will make a formal acknowledgement. In these cases it has been our assumption that such images belong to the public domain. Image credits: Please note that we have used a small number of images for which the copyright holders could not be identified. Team: Adam Wicherek, Alexander Ejsing, Andrea Di Pompeo, Anis Souissi, Antonia Szabo, Bart Smets, Caroline Henke, Caroline Nagel, Claes Nilsson, Dan Stubbergaard, Eik Bjerregaard, Elin Parry, Emil Scharnweber, Emre Senoglu, Greta Tiedje, Iben Marie Borbye Pedersen, Jacob Lantow, Javier Hernani, Jens Kert Wagner, Johanne Holmsberg, Kaisa Lillemets, Liv Moodie, Mads Knak-Nielsen, Matti Hein Nørgaard, Milan Milenkovski, Milda Naujalyte, Morten Andersen, Navid Christensen, Nika Koraca, Peter Laust Røhr Hønnicke, Rune Boserup, Sune Mogensen, Ted Schaumann. Program: Former grain silo transformed into residential complex and public facilitiesĬollaborators: Balslev, Norconsult, Alectia, NRE DenmarkĪwards: Foreningen Hovedstadens Forskønnelse 2017, Copenhagen Award 2018 – Best Transformation Project, MIPIM Awards 2018 Finalist – Best Refurbished Building, CTBUH Awards 2018 – Best Tall Building Europe, AZ Awards 2018 – Best Residential Architecture, Global Galvanizers Award 2018, RENOVER Prisen 2018, Architizer Project of the Year 2018 A+Award, EU Mies Award 2019 Nominee, Civic Trust Awards 2019 ![]()
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