FOREST EDGE HOUSE

The Forest Edge house is the fifth solar powered house built by Edifice Upstate in the West Catskills of New York State. The house is a 1500 sqft two story, 3 bedroom, 2 full bath powered completely by solar energy. Nested on a 3 acre parcel of forest, the house is clad in FSC certified natural pine, boasts full floor radiant heating, an open living, kitchen and dining plan and a 25’ cantilevered steel deck reaching into the canopy of the surrounding tree line. The house is powered by 24 Monocrystalline solar panels on a 15K Sol-Ark inverter and Lithium Ion LifePo battery bank generating 38kwh of daily electricity.

Architecture by Marc Thorpe Design