Edifice Upstate is a design and build agency that focuses on creating affordable solar-powered homes. The company was founded by New York-based design studio Marc Thorpe Design, which partnered with local builders and sustainable technology companies. Edifice Upstate provides a way to build sustainable homes quickly and easily, with integrated sustainable technology that is move-in ready.
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Edifice is built on the values of individuality and self-reliance, so you'll see design elements that set Edifice homes apart from cookie-cutter modern homes. "Our architecture is systemically connected to the environment through ecologically sustainable technology and infrastructure, self-sustaining and independent," said Marc Thorpe. "Edifice Upstate is an architecture of responsibility and respect for our environment and ourselves." The homes inside are very simple with a kitchen and bar area at one end of the open living space. There is a wood stove and seating area as well as some simple bathrooms.
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The exterior of these homes is dark stained wood and they have large windows which create a simple but contemporary look for a small home. The roof of each home has solar panels hidden from view. This is everything a small family needs with a flexible layout to meet the needs of anyone.
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Image Credit: InHabitat
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