Hafsa Burt - Hb+a Architects tarafından tasarlanan Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi

Hafsa Burt - Hb+a Architects tarafından tasarlanan Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi, Sürdürülebilir Ürünler, Projeler ve Yeşil Tasarım Yarışma Kategorisinde son derece prestijli 2026 A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü ödülünün saygın bir kazananıdır.

GümüşSürdürülebilir Ürün· 2026

Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi

tasarımcı: Hafsa Burt - Hb+a Architects

Müşteri: hb+a Architects

Sürdürülebilir Ürün Kategorisinde A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü Kazananı

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Tasarım

Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi Hakkında

Bu Sıfır Enerjili, düşük karbonlu proje, gerçek performansını doğrulayan operasyonel verilere sahiptir. Enerji ihtiyaçlarını karşılamak için yerinde güneş enerjisine dayanan, ısıtma ve soğutmayı ısı pompalarıyla sağlayan tamamen elektrikli bir binadır. Dikkatli konumlandırma ve form, sistemler kadar etkin çalışır; bina yerel rüzgar düzenlerine ve güneş açılarına göre yönlendirilmiştir. Box Factory, özenli tasarım aracılığıyla iklime dayanıklılığı, yeniliği ve toplumsal etkiyi bir araya getirir. Amador İlçesi'nde 4.500 dönümlük alanı yakan 2022 Electra Yangını sırasında proje, dayanıklı ve iklime hazır olduğunu kanıtlamıştır.

Tanınırlık

A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü Hakkında

Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi, A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, göz alıcı, yüce ve etkileyici birinci sınıf tasarımlara verilen olağanüstü prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Gümüş kazananlar, tasarımcılarının olağanüstü uzmanlığını, yeteneğini ve keskin zekasını gösteren son derece parlak ve çok yaratıcı eserlerdir. Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi, harika, örnek gösterilen, dikkat çekici derecede profesyonel ve derinlemesine yenilikçi bir eser olması beklenir. A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sanat, bilim, tasarım ve teknolojinin sınırlarına fayda sağlayan ve onları ilerleten oldukça dikkat çekici, beğenilen bir buluştur. Box Factory Sıfır Enerjili Dayanıklılık Merkezi, büyük kıskançlıkla bakılan, arzuları uyandıran, olumlu duygular getiren ve şaşkınlık ve hayranlık uyandıran bir yaratımdır.

Tasarımın Perde Arkası

Basın Kiti

Tasarımcı tarafından sağlanan jenerik, ekip üyeleri ve teknik detaylar.

Benzersiz Özellikler: This project is Zero Energy with operational data to confirm its performance. It is an all‑electric building that relies on onsite solar to meet its energy needs, with heat pumps providing heating and cooling. Careful siting and form work as hard as the systems, with the building oriented to local wind patterns and sun angles.

The design is also a flex space designed for diassembly and flexibility for programmatic functionality.
Boyutlar ve Ambalaj: 1750 square feet
Etiketler: Zero Energy,
Üretim Teknolojisi: Low Carbon with some prefabricated elements
Tasarım Zorluğu: This project is Zero Energy Ready, with performance continuously monitored rather than assumed. It is an all‑electric building that relies on onsite solar to meet its energy needs, with high‑efficiency heat pumps providing both heating and cooling and smart controls fine‑tuning operation over the year. Careful siting and form do as much work as the equipment: the building is oriented to local wind patterns and sun angles, with shading tuned to block high summer sun and admit lower winter sun, and north‑facing windows opening toward existing mature trees to frame views while tempering light, glare, and heat gain. Daylight is prioritized through generous but well‑controlled glazing, so artificial lighting is needed only sparingly, and cross‑ventilation is supported by the plan, opening layout, and fan placement to reduce reliance on mechanical cooling during shoulder seasons.

Passive strategies are central, not supplemental. A concrete floor slab acts as thermal mass, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it slowly at night, which flattens indoor temperature swings and cuts demand on active systems during both hot and cold spells. The envelope and massing follow a “just enough” approach: a compact, simple volume sized to real program needs avoids unnecessary height, volume, and surface area, reducing loads, construction cost, and embodied impacts. The building sits on an existing two‑story‑ready pad, eliminating grading and new disturbance, and its prefabricated structural elements shortened construction time, improved quality, and made site waste almost negligible. With only 1,750 square feet of conditioned space on a 9‑acre parcel, the project leaves nearly the entire site including the creek corridor and existing vegetation undisturbed, pairing ultra‑low operational demand with a light touch on the land and a landscape that continues to function ecologically.
Araştırma: The Box Factory takes a deliberate approach to materiality, using a compact form, low‑impact construction methods, and carefully vetted assemblies to reduce its environmental footprint. Structural components were prefabricated off‑site and assembled on location, which dramatically cut construction waste, noise, and dust while tightening quality control and speeding delivery. This approach limited disturbance to the surrounding landscape and community, aligning construction practice with the project’s long‑term environmental ambitions. Materials were selected for durability, low toxicity, and ease of maintenance, reinforcing both climate goals and lifecycle performance. Exposed structural elements and straightforward, robust finishes create an honest, resource‑efficient architecture in which materials are not concealed but celebrated for their role in making the building work.

As a resilience hub in a rural, wildfire‑prone region, the Box Factory was conceived to address real inequities in access to safe, healthy, climate‑ready space. It offers an inclusive, welcoming refuge during wildfire smoke events, public safety power shutoffs, and heatwaves, at a scale that feels legible and usable to neighbors rather than institutional or remote. All‑electric systems powered by onsite renewables, filtered ventilation, and passive comfort strategies work together to provide clean air and stable indoor conditions when nearby homes and businesses are compromised. The building is intentionally programmed for more than emergency use: flexible spaces support gatherings, workshops, and everyday community life, so that residents experience it as a civic anchor rather than a specialized facility that sits empty between crises.

The project is calibrated to endure and remain functional in a rapidly changing climate. Its compact footprint limits land disturbance and reduces operational energy demand, while careful orientation, operable windows, and ceiling fans support cross‑ventilation and night‑flush cooling to ease reliance on mechanical systems. Non‑combustible, low‑glare exterior finishes help moderate heat gain, shed ember exposure, and maintain visual comfort, and drought‑tolerant planting combined with on‑site stormwater strategies reinforces water conservation and localized infiltration. The envelope and systems are tuned to protect indoor air quality and thermal comfort during periods of extreme heat and dense smoke, so that the building can remain safely occupied even when outdoor conditions are hazardous. In doing so, the Box Factory functions as a modest but pointed prototype for climate‑adapted rural architecture holding space for everyday use while standing ready for the next emergency.
İlham: In 2022, the Electra Fire ignited near Electra Road and Highway 49 in Amador County and rapidly spread across 4,478 acres in both Amador and Calaveras counties. The fire prompted evacuations and posed significant threats to local infrastructure and communities. During these events, the project functioned as a resilience hub for neighboring properties when residents had to evacuate due to safety warnings and countywide power shutoffs.
Proje Süresi: The project is located in California, design started in 2019 and final rack was installed in 2022 and landscape was also finished in 2022.
İşleyiş Akışı: Box Factory integrates sustainability, innovation, and community impact through thoughtful design. It champions creative slab reuse, minimizes embodied carbon, and prioritizes environmental responsibility in ways that are tangible to everyday users. Framed by leading international standards for zero energy, low‑carbon design, it advances architecture by balancing holistic performance, rigorous metrics, and meaningful contributions to its community, turning a modest building into a living demonstration of what resilient, climate‑positive design can look and feel like in practice.
Patentler: hb+a Architects
Ekip Üyeleri: hb+a Architects - Architecture, MEP, Landscape Design, Sustainability programming
SDE Engineering - Foundation Slab
Doug Birnbaum - Photography
Görsel Kredileri: Doug Birnbaum