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Lumenhaus aquafilterThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Lumenhaus interiorThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
LumenHaus Eclipse panelsThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Lumenhaus installationThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Lumenhaus diagramThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
Virginia Tech's LumenhausThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
Lumenhaus folding storage systemsThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7
Lumenhaus moving solar screenThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>8
Virginia Tech's LumenhausThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>9
Virginia Tech's LumenhausThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>10
Virginia Tech's LumenhausThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>11
Virginia Tech's LumenhausThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>12
Virginia Tech's LumenhausThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>13
Lumenhaus photo by Angel Borrego Cubero/U.S. Department of Energy Solar DecathlonThe 2009 Solar Decathlon may have come to a close, but we wanted to shine a little more light on one of our favorite projects, Virginia Tech’s LUMENHAUS. Ranked 4th in this year's Architecture category, the LUMENHAUS is named for its “power of light” attributes and architectural references to the BauHaus movement, and was particularly inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Like its historic reference, it is comprised of all glass walls, maximizing exposure to natural daylight....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/sun-powered-lumenhaus-has-a-shifting-solar-facade/'>READ ARTICLE</a>14
