Loffredo Solar Residence

Loffredo Residence, Lyons, Colorado, 1979

Consulting Structural Engineers: Nicol & Giltner; Contractor: Erdkamp Construction

Located in the Rocky Mountain foothills, the Loffredo Residence was, at one time, the largest residential (passive solar) Trombe wall in the U.S. The four storey, 5000 square foot, four bedroom house, with multiple fireplaces, was designed with client-requested traditional central hall symetry. The Trombe featured a multl-layer thermostatically controlled reflective roller curtain that insulated the house in the down possition during winter nights and hot summer days. The Trombe wall was heated during winter daytime, when the curtain was in the up position. A solarium is positioned south of the central main floor dining room.