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FLOOR
PLAN
GARDEN
Key Components

BEDROOM
ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS: M-Due (M2)
structural insulated concrete panels (SIPs) at roof
APPLIANCES: Jangada gas stove; recycling bins by BATH
Curver and Sterilite
BUILDING ENVELOPE: M-Due (M2) SIPs at roof; OUTDOOR
6-inch cavity concrete blocks at walls DINING
CABINETS, SHELVES, MILLWORK: Locally sourced KITCHEN
from community cabinet maker; bathroom vanity by
Garrido Bros. & Co.
CAULKS AND SEALANTS: DAP Products DINING
ENTRY
COUNTERTOPS: Formica plastic laminate
DOORS AND HARDWARE: Air Master aluminum WATER
operable Jalousie doors with integrated vandal CISTERN PATIO
resistant bars and low e-glass transoms; Toledo
interior hardware
ELECTRICAL: Schneider Electric Square D main
distribution panel; HYDROMAXX Flex electric
conduits; Hampton Bay ceiling fans and lights
BEDROOM
EXTERIOR FINISHES: Ecológica Carmelo Special
Cement Plaster Mix
FLOORING: Behr gray floor paint
FURNITURE: Capri department stores, Puerto Rico
INSULATION: 4-inch expanded polystyrene
LANDSCAPING: Donation by Abruña & Musgrave,
Architects Into this scenario stepped San Juan- privacy to an interior side patio. This
LIGHTING: EcoSmart LED interior bulbs, Feit Electric based Abruña & Musgrave, Architects, simple volume is peppered with oper-
exterior bug lights, Dark Sky-rated Home Decorators which responded to a call ffor a Puerto able jalousie windows and low-e glass
Collection exterior light fixtures Rico architectural design competition to transoms (the solar heat gain coeffi-
PAINTS AND STAINS: Behr help provide an affordable sustainable cient [SHGC] is an impressive 0.40)
and resilient home to Hurricane Maria for daylighting and natural ventilation.
PLUMBING/PLUMBING FIXTURES: Mediterraneo
shower console; Elkay kitchen sink; Glacier Bay 1.28 victims. The result was Mi Casa Resis- Walls are built with 6-inch concrete
gallons per flush (GPF) toilet, Nature’s Head tente (My Resilient House), a prototype, masonry units (CMUs) and reinforced
composting toilet highly sustainable tiny home (and Green concrete columns. R-20 structural
Builder’s 2022 Green Home of the Year insulated concrete roof panels mitigate
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS (SOLAR, WIND,
ETC.): KiloVault RES-Q portable power system. in the Best Right-Sized Shelter category). solar heat influx and reduce CO2 emis-
This is a 528-square-foot two-bed- sions through less use of cement. Four
ROOF: BULL-BOND PRO-ONE cool roof coating
room (expandable to three) resilient jalousie doors that connect the interior
VENTILATION: Air Master natural ventilation with dwelling on a 1,715-square-foot lot in spaces with the 372-square-foot side
operable aluminum jalousie doors and windows
Puerto Rico’s Caño Martín Piña area. garden/patio and its pergola shape
WATER HEATING: Stiebel Eltron inline electric water “Passive green, energy conservation the emblematic space that enhances
heater and resiliency strategies are incorpo- the tropical climate and informal life
WATER MANAGEMENT (INDOOR/OUTDOOR): rated throughout the design,” notes style, Abruña notes.
Columnar 200 gallon polypropylene rainwater Fernando Abruña, the project’s archi-
harvesting, gravity-fed cistern; 500 gallon rooftop tect and co-owner of Abruña & Mus- A “JUST IN CASE” CLAUSE
mounted polypropylene utility fed cistern
grave, Architects, with project designer After what happened to Puerto Rico
WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS, PATIO DOORS: Air Master Margaret Musgrave. during and after Hurricane Maria,
aluminum operable jalousie doors with integrated A 64-square-foot balcony and a Abruña & Musgrave, Architects set up
vandal resistant bars and low e-glass transoms; low-e graveled parking area are provided. A Mi Casa Resistente with numerous
glass transoms
42-foot-by-12-foot volume with a front backup elements in case such an event
facade that extends to the side adds occurs again.

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