Záborské

A catalogue house for a gentle north-facing slope: 124 m² of living space, a 76.6 m² garage and photovoltaics with batteries that take it close to energy self-sufficiency.

Visualisation

Even on a gentle north-facing slope.

124 m² and a 76.6 m² garage.

bedroom 23 m²2 roomsliving room 49 m²bathroompantry

600 m² plot, rectangular, at least 19 m wide

From 375 000 €

Floor plan of the Zaborske earth-sheltered house, L-shaped, with bedroom, living room and wrapped terrace. — Floor plan: an L-shaped house

Wood-concrete Construction
Radiant panels and a stove Heating

Solar PV and batteries can take the house all the way to energy self-sufficiency.

Dining and living area in the Zaborske earth-sheltered house, glass doors open to a grassy roof mound outside. — Visualisation

A 49 m² living room.

The largest room in the house has space for the dining table and a wood stove. Radiant panels heat the house and the stove helps on the coldest days. The kitchen and a 4 m² pantry adjoin the living room, and a wooden terrace sits in the inner corner of the house.

Solar PV
Panels on the roof or on the plot cover part of the annual consumption of the house.
Battery storage
Energy produced during the day is stored in the house for the evening and for power cuts.
Garage
Set into the ground or covered with earth, like the house.

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.
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.
Infrared panelsElectric radiant panels that warm a particular room in a few minutes. They top up the heating during short cold spells; they are not the main source of heat.
Wood-burning stoveA heat source that does not depend on the grid. In a house with this much thermal mass, it is enough to get through the coldest days.
TerraceA covered or open area adjoining the living space.
Sloping plotThe house is set into the slope. A plot that would be a problem for a conventional house is an advantage here.

Aerial rendering of the L-shaped Zaborske earth-sheltered house, grass roof, steps down to a garage, two cars parked. — Visualisation

For a 600 m² plot.

The house needs a rectangular plot at least 19 metres wide and can also sit on a gentle north-facing slope. Both the house and the garage are under a grass roof.