<body bgcolor="#333333" text="#999999" link="#FFFFFF" vlink="#CCCCCC" alink="#6699CC"><br>Sol y Sombra, the 20-acre former historic estate of Georgia O'Keefe,
is a residence, foundation headquarters and meeting center that includes
housing and dining facilities for guests, studios, offices, an organic
farm with a passive solar greenhouse, a wildlife habitat and a small
culturally diverse living community. The grounds at Sol y Sombra have
been transformed into a dry, mountain region botanic garden incorporating
water harvesting techniques and a constructed wetlands for wastewater
treatment. The "Lodge", a new reception and meeting facility, redefines
the center of the complex. The building houses a large square space,
delineated by four columns, which draw its power from a central and
partly hidden skylight, recessed pool and fountain. <br>
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The greenhouse is designed to to produce food for the Sol y Sombra
Foundation and landscape material for the 30-acre complex. It incorporates
triple glazing, and thermostatically controlled vents located on opposite
walls, low and high in the space. The interior contains three climate
zones for growing a wide variety of plants; sunny/tropical, temperate
and temperate/partially shaded. Most glazing faces south although
some north glazing has been included to prevent phototropic plant
growth. <br>
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