Category: Eco Design

Kicking off in Colerne...

10/9/2018

It's all kicking off in Colerne! Groundworks have begun on a three-bedroom, timber-clad home in rural Wiltshire, that will be built to Passive House standard.

Passive House-standard Design & Build project in Colerne, Wiltshire

This is a Greenheart In-House Design & Build project, implementing the Passive House Planning Package. The house will be timber-framed and WARMCEL insulated and - we hope! - complete by next summer.

How the site currently looks at our new Passive House-standard home in Colerne, Wiltshire

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Hill House, Bath: Enviable Views & Complex Groundworks

23/7/2018

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We have started work on Hill House, a timber-framed, WARMCEL-insulated family home which will boast four bedrooms, three bathrooms and far-reaching views across Bath and the surrounding countryside.

Our experienced team have already started the complex groundworks - which involve ground retaining walls and underpinning existing structures - on the steep, tight site, which is the clients' current garden. The clients can look forward to moving into their new Passivhaus-standard home in around twelve months time, enjoying spacious open-plan living with bedrooms downstairs and living quarters upstairs, to maximise enjoyment of the views down the valley.

The house will have a car-charging port, Thin Film PV Panels applied to the metal standing Seam roof and an air source heat pump providing heating and hot water. The finishes will be Larch, Breathable Render and Cotswold Stone.

Lots of hard work ahead on this exciting eco home that has been thoughtfully designed by CaSA Architects and Greenheart.

See above for how it WILL look... and below for how it looks at this early stage!

Complex groundworks at Hill House in Bath, which will be a Passivhaus-standard eco home in Bath, Somerset

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New Refurbishment & Extension project in Backwell

18/12/2017

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We have set to work on the refurbishment and extension of a tired 1950's two-storey house in Backwell, near Bristol, designed in collaboration with s2 design.

A large two-storey, open plan Timber frame extension will have lots of glass to the rear of the building to make the most of the views over the Severn estuary, with WARMCEL insulation and high spec triple glazed windows keeping it snug.

The existing house will be fully refurbished with new windows, improved levels of insulation and new interior layout.