Noble Street Passivhaus (Page in progress)

 
 

key features

  • Passive House Certifiable, meeting all required criteria for energy efficiency and comfort in accordance with PHPP preliminary analysis.

  • Almost everything is one-off and hand-made. Even the cladding was a new profile that we developed with our metal fabricator to gently fold around the building.

  • Triple-glazed, timber/aluminium windows from Austria.

The owners had lived here in a cold, damp, glorified “tent” for decades. They wanted a warm, fresh and comfortable home that was unique and exciting architecturally. This amazing building was design and constructed to the Passivhaus Standard and is currently in the process of being certified.

Private and personal. The Noble Street Passivhaus blends quietly into the native bush landscape. It is a harmonious blend between form and function that reflects the beautiful and vibrant personality of the owners.

Noble Street Passivhaus is serene and private. The entry is a mysterious cave-like experience that draws into the home. The weathered steel cladding will mellow and blend into the landscape adding to one’s curiosity of the building nestled amongst the canopy.

Weather steel or corten cladding is bordered by charred timber battens and woodland grey colorbond trims and details. Triple glazed windows provide perspectives into the surrounding native landscape.

Passivhaus is not “Solar Passive Design”. “Solar Passive Design” is the bare minimum of building design. Passivhaus is a rigorous application of performance data to measure how the building will hold up in it’s specific location. In our mild climate, shading the sun is super important so as to not overheat.