work in progress

Randy Brown Architects purchased this property and decided to move into the house during its construction project with the intention for it to be a laboratory for architectural experiments. The Architect have ch osen the site in a partially wooded area with rolling hills with views to the west and south. The existing house is located on the highest ground of the site on the edge of where the trees meet the native prairie grass meadow.

The project has been built by the Architect's own hands with each of the last four summers, architectural students have been hired to assist with the design and construction. This project is intended to continue for the rest of the Architect’s life as a 'Work in Progress'. Green building technology were integrated as much as possible such as passive solar, natural ventilation insulated concrete forms, R-45 roof insulation, renewable materials, radiant flooring, heat pumps, and a green roof system. The idea was to explore ways to intertwine what is man-made with what is natural and the intention is to create a house that is so interconnected with the land that it is simultaneously natural and man-made.