i read a book years ago called "solar heating & cooling". it was a compilation of patents published to show ideas. i browsed it to generally get ideas. ~ 25 years ago.
so downstream a few years i see a home that happens to have very good passive solar elements. so i bought it & added solar electric to help the house a little bit.
passive elements - in southern califfornia - work very well so solar electric can be used for the basics.
if the house doesn't really GET hot, you don't need AC so much.
the house runs east-west with oversize roof eves. in the summer we have about 3 to 4 foot of shade all around the house. in the winter, with the lower sun angle, we get solar heat.
plaster walls & ceiling help keep the home at a semi-steady state temperature. generally cool, toward ground temperature.
open the windows at night, cool down the house. close them in the morning, use good insulation. oposite in the winter.
to help your question, try searching for this solar heating & cooling book, online or in a library. or key words like passive & active solar.
you'll just need to do a long search in your area for architects that know anything about solar - passive ideas as well as active ideas.
see ya
steve