On Saturday, a portion of the SUNY Canton digital photography classes visited three green homes in the Canton area. The owners of these homes have created structures that decrease energy use and strive to give back to the Earth. You will see in the following photos the similarities in structure, hardware, and decorations as well as the difference in rural and urban style.
This home was unique in one way with regard to the round shape. It was located in a rural area and was on the simpler side. A set of solar panels powered this home and the one that was situated a few feet away.
This picture shows the second floor structure support of the home shown in the previous photo. As you can see, the support is uncovered and all natural unlike many homes of today.
This home shows the more urban style of green living. By just looking at this picture, you wouldn't realize that the structure was designed to utilize discarded materials and natural resources from their property.
This picture displays a nice example of the timber frame structure of this home. The timbers are hemlock and were taken from their farm. If you look closely, you can see that the normal metal hardware has been replaced with a natural alternative of wooden pegs.
The door structure in this picture is similar to what is in all three homes with regard to the hinges and door handles/locks. Each home uses a wood hardware setup to secure their doors. By the way, their doors are beautiful!
The hinging in this picture is located in the second home that we visited. It belongs to the staircase in this home. I am not sure if the hinging allows for the stairs to be lifted or if it is a construction component that uses a more natural method of securing the stairs. Either way, I thought it was very unique.
This photo, and the next two, helps to show the simple decorating styles in these green homes. The subtleness of the decor gives each home a special touch of each owner but doesn't overpower with material things. This shows an oak inlaid flower in the floor of our first home.
This beautiful accent was found outside a window in our third home. The minute I walked in the room the flowers caught my eye.
My last display of decoration shows the top portion of a wall divider that is made out of paper. Most rooms in the first two houses that we visited didn't have full walls to separate rooms. The idea to use paper as a structural component to complete a few of the walls gives added privacy and displays another subtle decoration.
This home was unique in one way with regard to the round shape. It was located in a rural area and was on the simpler side. A set of solar panels powered this home and the one that was situated a few feet away.
This picture shows the second floor structure support of the home shown in the previous photo. As you can see, the support is uncovered and all natural unlike many homes of today.
This home shows the more urban style of green living. By just looking at this picture, you wouldn't realize that the structure was designed to utilize discarded materials and natural resources from their property.
This picture displays a nice example of the timber frame structure of this home. The timbers are hemlock and were taken from their farm. If you look closely, you can see that the normal metal hardware has been replaced with a natural alternative of wooden pegs.
The door structure in this picture is similar to what is in all three homes with regard to the hinges and door handles/locks. Each home uses a wood hardware setup to secure their doors. By the way, their doors are beautiful!
The hinging in this picture is located in the second home that we visited. It belongs to the staircase in this home. I am not sure if the hinging allows for the stairs to be lifted or if it is a construction component that uses a more natural method of securing the stairs. Either way, I thought it was very unique.
This photo, and the next two, helps to show the simple decorating styles in these green homes. The subtleness of the decor gives each home a special touch of each owner but doesn't overpower with material things. This shows an oak inlaid flower in the floor of our first home.
This beautiful accent was found outside a window in our third home. The minute I walked in the room the flowers caught my eye.
My last display of decoration shows the top portion of a wall divider that is made out of paper. Most rooms in the first two houses that we visited didn't have full walls to separate rooms. The idea to use paper as a structural component to complete a few of the walls gives added privacy and displays another subtle decoration.
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