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A study for a family house on a slope: 158 m², a 78 m² terrace, heating needed about 90 days a year.
158 m² and a 78 m² terrace.
Energy: planned at €0 a month.
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South Bohemia · a study for a sloping plot
The living room faces south.
The living area has large south-facing panoramic windows and opens directly onto a 78 m² terrace. The bedrooms and utility rooms are set into the slope, where the soil evens out swings in temperature.
Heating about 90 days a year.
It is designed without air conditioning or forced ventilation. Heating is needed for about 90 days a year. Photovoltaics and passive stack ventilation are designed for anything from zero energy use to running off-grid.
South-facing glazing
The main windows face south. In winter the sun reaches deep into the house; in summer the overhang keeps it out.
Ground cooling
The earth around the house damps the swings of the day: measured in late spring, the inside changed 6 to 9 times less than the outside air. The house is designed without air conditioning.
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.
Monolithic shell
The walls and the roof are cast as one continuous piece. There is no joint in the shell for water to pass through.
- 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.
- Root barrierA layer that stops plant roots from reaching the shell.
- Solar PVPanels on the roof or on the plot cover part of the annual consumption of the house.
- Sloping plotThe house is set into the slope. A plot that would be a problem for a conventional house is an advantage here.
- Terrace · 78 m²A covered or open area adjoining the living space.
- Rooflights and light tubesDaylight also reaches rooms without a south-facing wall.
Minimal maintenance.
The envelope is monolithic watertight concrete: the concrete itself keeps the water out and also withstands frost. A rubber layer protects it from the roots of the green roof. The roof is covered with soil and planting, which insulates the house.
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