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I Designed a Small Suburban Ranch Greenhouse Home

My book "A Year in Design" is available here: https://www.ungstudio.com/book How can you transform a simple single-story ranch into a self-sustaining home that generates its own energy and grows food year-round? In this video, I explore the design of a Simple Suburban Greenhouse Ranch Home that blends seamlessly into any traditional neighborhood while hiding high-performance sustainability features. We will tour the exterior with its natural wood rainscreen and super-insulated envelope designed to drastically reduce heating and cooling costs, and see how the unique H-shaped floor plan creates a protected courtyard for outdoor living. We’ll look at how the rainwater harvesting system feeds a beautiful indoor retention pool and how stack effect ventilation keeps the space comfortable without heavy energy use. We also cover the accessible bedroom suite designed for aging in place, ensuring this home works for every stage of life. Let me know in the comments if you would live in this sustainable suburban oasis, and subscribe for more architecture design ideas! For a list of my gear and software that I use to create walk through videos like this, check out my resources page here: https://www.ungstudio.com/resources Follow me: Website: https://www.ungstudio.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_ung/ #architecture #homedesign #greenhouse

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