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When it comes to structure, I return to my parti to begin. The supporting elements of a paper lantern are usually wooden and cube shaped, or wire and spherical. I chose to go with the square shape because its more effective when organizing space or maintaining flat floors!
The very hot summers of California push me to consider solar protection. At the back of the building, on the south side, I will use concrete tilt-up walls to block the summer sun. Also, these walls will radiate stored heat during some of the colder nights in the winter. The internal temperature can be controlled by opening and closing the fabric envelope that mimics the paper of a paper lantern. I also drew some elevations of what this would look like from the outside.

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What do you think?
     Do you like how this looks?
     Will my passive heating and cooling idea work?