The plan is arranged so that the principal living spaces on the ground floor and bedrooms are open to the views and sunshine on the south side, with direct access to a terrace and garden and service spaces and bathrooms are to the north along with a top lit ‘storador’, corridor with storage (and planned ventilation routes) providing access to the bedrooms on the first floor.
Very low fabric u-values to floor, walls & roof
Very good air tightness, 1.01 m³/(hr.m²)
Designed with ridge beams and simple rafters to allow ease of insulation and installation of air tightness membranes (and storage decks in bedrooms)
Triple glazed Rationel timber framed, alu-clad windows & quadruple glazed rooflights
Paul MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) with 93% efficiency
Daikin 6kW ASHP (air source heat pump) to heat a 250m² house
An innovative, spacious and very low energy family home on a tight budget.
