Situated on a rehabilitated brownfield site along the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, Edgeland House by Bercy Chen Studio is a contemporary reinterpretation of the Native American pit house. This ancient dwelling typology, typically sunken into the earth, utilizes the earth’s thermal mass to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures year-round. Edgeland House adopts this principle by embedding the structure seven feet into the ground, complemented by an insulating green roof, to achieve natural temperature regulation.
