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OS House, Racine, Wis. - Rear and Side Views
Merit Award - Custom Home / Less Than 3,000 Square Feet
Entrant/Architect: Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee
Builder: Beggi General Contractors, Racine, Wis.
Landscape architect: Milaeger's Landscape Design, Racine
Interior designer: Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee
Living space: 1,940 square feet
Site: 0.3 acre
Construction cost: $290 per square foot
Photographer: John J. Macaulay.
The home operates off the grid most of the year thanks to unseen photovoltaic laminates adhered to the roofing membrane.

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