Team: Florida International University
Faculty: Engineering: Dr. Yong X Tao,
Faculty: Architecture: Nathaniel Belcher AIA, Jason Chandler AIA
Location: October 7-16, 2005 116 Decathlete Way, National Mall, Washington, D.C. 20004
10555 W Flagler Street, FIU College of Engineering & Computing, Miami, FL 33172
The Florida International University US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2005 Engawa House was a tremendous team effort all around. FIU Alumni Robert Perez AIA, the FIU Solar Concept student competition winner in fall 2003, produced the drawing sets advised by then FIU Architecture faculty Jason Chandler, AIA and Nat Belcher, AIA. The drawing sets were central to Robert's M.Arch I Professional Degree thesis project at Florida International University.
"In 2005 we brought the Engawa house to Washington and won first place in the Energy Balance Competition. “Engawa” is a Japanese architectural term meaning a unity between the interior and exterior. This is exemplified by the simplicity of the plan and the glass façade, which can be opened to create a unified living space."*
