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Project: Malibu 5
Architect: Kanner Architects
                         Stephen H. Kanner
Location: Malibu, California
Size: 3,300 sq ft
Status: Completed 2006

Vertically stacked and set into a hillside, Malibu 5 is a sustainable modern home constructed of environmentally friendly and recycled materials and design to minimize energy use.
Conceived as a passive solar house that would make minimal use of the power grid, the house has photovoltaic panels on the roof. Ground level concrete floors act as heat skins, pulling in the sun’s energy during the day and realising it at night. The design has proven so successful that the resident are contributing energy to the local power grid.

Built as two, C-shaped rectangular bars – one two stories, one a single story over the garage – the house comprises four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The structures are separated by a courtyard. Rooms are open on two sides to provide cross ventilation. The home faces southwest to take advantage of coastal breezes, energy-providing solar gain and natural light. Large solar-protected windows produce light-filled rooms and minimize the need for artificial lighting, which is controlled with motion sensor light switches

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