04-25-2015, 11:02 AM
Planned location is not far from Lava Tree State Park in lower Puna.
Living weather is excellent year round there and we weathered the hurricane last year in our rented house, nearby, fairly well. Good ventilation through the whole house will be an important design point. Yet, you will need to be able to keep the critters out and the coqui noise down.
Sure, its easy to dream up innovative designs but few succeed in improving livability and ease of maintenance over the long run. But some new stuff *is* so good you will never go back. The new low-e double pane windows might be in this category.
A good design for living comfortably in Lower Puna will be different from just about anywhere else, but might borrow alot from local traditional designs while incorporating the best of the new.
What about a new phrase for this discussion: "Puna style" to mean looks and feels right for puna living but not implying traditional materials or techniques.
Thats why I would like input from veterans of the Puna living experience.
Living weather is excellent year round there and we weathered the hurricane last year in our rented house, nearby, fairly well. Good ventilation through the whole house will be an important design point. Yet, you will need to be able to keep the critters out and the coqui noise down.
Sure, its easy to dream up innovative designs but few succeed in improving livability and ease of maintenance over the long run. But some new stuff *is* so good you will never go back. The new low-e double pane windows might be in this category.
A good design for living comfortably in Lower Puna will be different from just about anywhere else, but might borrow alot from local traditional designs while incorporating the best of the new.
What about a new phrase for this discussion: "Puna style" to mean looks and feels right for puna living but not implying traditional materials or techniques.
Thats why I would like input from veterans of the Puna living experience.