TORRES RESIDENCE

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Old Preston Hollow,Dallas, TX / 2016 / E.M.V. $7,800,000

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8,500sf  construction featuring Insulated Concrete Forms increasing the R value up to 40, double than the average wood stud wall construction system. Ready forFuture Solar panels that will provide all the electricity necessary to power the house, helping the future GOLD LEED Certification. Oriented to the South, the home will collect all the sun on the winter season, and will be shaded on the summer, letting all the spaces to be lighted naturally. Cross ventilation, operated by the owners or an automated system will cool the house as well . A future rain harvest system might be implemented to recapture the water for irrigation and toilets.