Category: Poche_Truss

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Brooks ADU

I have waxed poetic in many past posts on this project and my work in general, at the end of the day we must move on. The house belongs to the owner. Our job is done.

It did take a while.

We hit some snafus.

What work does not?

Here is what we did accomplish:

8 hours to frame. Versus 60+ to frame conventionally.

Custom shape. No upcharge.

Sheds snow and rain. Without gutters.

Shades summer sun. No extra overhang.

No drywall.

Low embodied carbon.

Linoleum floor.

Low embodied carbon.

Air Change per Hour: 1.6 (code 3.0, Passive House 0.6)

HERS Index Score 46 (code sets a max of 60)

We also made a beautiful dwelling that should be a pleasure to live in, Watch our video: Brooks ADU

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Outside the Studio

As Architects we see those things that are not yet built or imagined. I have been seeing the Poche_Truss for over six years. First as potential: why can’t we build trusses that include the walls and the roof?? Think of all the time and material we could save! And we wouldn’t be restricted to boxes in a prefab world! And so it went, touching down with engineers, patent attorneys, mentors, fabricators… and the courageous and generous clients. The Brooks ADU has landed in the capable hands of Josh Mitchell, and in a small backyard off a dead-end alley in Boulder, the first Poche_Truss is under construction!