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Devín

A design for people who want to live privately, away from the city, without energy bills.

Earth-sheltered house Devin with wood-clad facade set into a grassy slope, man walking along terrace to entrance
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€0 a month for energy.

Designed to be self-sufficient.

263 m²living room and 3 bedrooms2 bathrooms2 storage rooms2-car garageterrace 103 m²

Design for a sloping plot away from the city

From 790 000 €

Earth-sheltered house Devin with grassy roof and concrete posts, man walking along terrace by glazed rear wall
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Not seen from the road.

The house is set into the slope and open only on the terrace side, hidden from view. It suits a sloping plot away from the city, where you want privacy.

Independence, privacy, space.
  • Off-grid ready

    The house is connected to the grid, but its wiring, energy storage and water supply are set up so that it keeps working during a power cut.

  • Hidden from the street

    From the road you see the landscape, not the house.

  • Sloping plot

    The house is set into the slope. A plot that would be a problem for a conventional house is an advantage here.

  • Atrium

    An internal courtyard that brings light into the middle of the house.

  • Earth coverThe house is covered by a layer of soil that insulates it, evens out temperature swings and protects the shell from sun and frost.
  • Green roofThe roof surface is alive. It holds back rainwater, cools itself by evaporation and gives back to the plot the green space the house took up.
  • Terrace · 103 m²A covered or open area adjoining the living space.
  • Garage · 2 spacesSet into the ground or covered with earth, like the house.
  • StoreroomA cool, stable room for food and water, with no need for refrigeration.

A 103 m² terrace, an atrium.

A 103 m² terrace runs along the glazed front. The house itself has 263 m², with an inner courtyard and a tree at its centre.

Earth-sheltered house Devin behind tall grass, wood-clad facade, concrete columns and terrace with hammock and tree
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Atrium of the Devin earth-sheltered house with a tree in a grass bed and a slatted stairwell above

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