9 de julio de 2026 · 5 min
Siting a Home for Winter Sun and Summer Shade
The sun's path is a design tool. We look at how orientation, overhangs, and openings can capture warmth in winter and shade in summer, for comfort and efficiency.
8 notas sobre site planning en MÉTODO.
The sun's path is a design tool. We look at how orientation, overhangs, and openings can capture warmth in winter and shade in summer, for comfort and efficiency.
In snow country, the driveway is a safety system and a first impression at once. We look at grade, snow management, and the choreography of arriving home.
On a hillside, the lower level need not be a basement at all. We look at how a walkout turns below-grade space into some of the best rooms in the house.
Water shapes a mountain site, and managing it protects the house for decades. We look at grading, drainage, and the freeze-thaw realities of building on a slope.
A great view is a resource to be protected, not just captured. We look at how to plan a mountain home so its best views are framed, preserved, and shared.
In the mountains, the warm season is brief. We design outdoor spaces to stretch it, capturing sun, blocking wind, and adding warmth so the outdoors is usable far longer.
In the wildland-urban interface, the landscape around a house is part of its defense. We look at defensible space, materials, and siting as an integrated approach.
A steep lot is a constraint and an opportunity. We look at how grade shapes the plan, the section, and the relationship between the house and the slope.
MÉTODO diseña residencias de autor, pabellones culturales e interiores en piedra, madera y concreto, entre Ciudad de México y Denver. Cuatro proyectos al año, por elección.
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