Earlier this year, we mentioned the high desert, off-grid itHouse by Taalman Koch Architecture and readers loved it. Now, Taalman Koch has launched their new itHouse website and announced news of their Three Junipers development project. Three Junipers is a planned community that will have three, 5-acre properties for pre-sale. The properties come with a building pad, foundation, and plans for a 1600 sf, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom itHouse. At Three Junipers, itHouses will be off-grid and powered by both solar PV and solar thermal systems. Plans include a Poliform chefs kitchen, covered dining patio, outdoor solar heated Plunge pool, suspended indoor Fireorb fireplace, outdoor courtyards with fireplaces, and covered 2 car carports.
Speaking about living in an itHouse, Alan Koch said earlier today, "living in the off-grid itHouse in the high desert is something akin to being on a sailboat. The house needs to be rigged according to season and time of day. We close / open certain sliding doors and pull / open curtains over the course of the day, and even install alumuminet canopies in the Summer ... to us it’s a way of being in-tune with changes that occur over time –- both in the short term (24 hours) and in the long term (summer to winter)."