Net Zero Energy House Design Surrounded By Forests And Meadows

The Baboolal Residence is a net zero house for a multicultural family of four. The husband is Indian originally from South Africa and the wife is American. They are both in high stress professions: he is a pediatric anesthesiologist and she is a pediatric nurse. They have two small children and pets.

The impetus for building this house was their previous frustration with living in a cookie cutter developer house with a lot of wasted space and illogical planning.

They decided to build a custom house that would give them openness for family time, while also creating privacy and quiet areas for the parents to rest between shifts and for the kids to have their own spaces. Also, an immediate connection between indoor and outdoor space was part of the brief.


Project name: Baboolal Residence
Architects: Arielle Schechter – https://www.acsarchitect.com/
Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Area: 2400 ft²
Year: 2020
Photographer: Tzu Chen – https://www.tzuchen.com/