BEEHIVE NECTAR SPA
BEEHIVE WALL
CIRC
ULA TION ENT
RAN
CE CIRC
ULA TION KITC
HEN
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The four case study houses developed into a single house that joined several parts but also introduced a new program: the artificial or natural foraging well [fig 13]. The southern facade is sacrificed for the bees: the beehive wall gather the heat of the sun and works as a trombe wall system to the house. The house by being elevated separates the flying bees in front of their hive into a higher elevation to avoid discomfort [fig.11]. It also creates a way to enter the house from below.
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The four programs of the single unit house are used and in between these spaces are light wells of a soft flexible material that allow light and air to filter in as well as allowing a place for bees to forage when there is a lack of natural nectar sources. By placing these spaces within the house, the individual bee is confronted with domestic space and the human is confronted with the visible presence of the bee and its needs.
SINGLE HOUSE