This comfortable, contemporary three-bedroom home is modestly sized and won a 2015 South Pacific Passive House Design Award in the cost-effective category. The home combines functionality and form, with visual appeal from the street and sympathetic siting toward the south boundary that creates space for gardens and indoor/outdoor flow. The more complex shape means a higher form factor. The mono-pitch …

It’s remarkable how much fits inside this two-storey 151m2 (TFA) home for an extended (and expanding) family. The clients wanted a functional and compact home, a place that was both “dignified and comfortable”. It includes a self-contained flat, gym, library and 3.5 bathrooms. The designer opted for Ecoblock ICF for the walls, which offers an insulation value of R3.8. Half …

The owners were among the first to choose to build to the Passive House standard in New Zealand and everyone involved in the project broke new ground. The owners discovered the concept through their own research and specified it to their architect, Brooke Cholmondeley-Smith. He promptly undertook training and qualified as one of New Zealand’s first Passive House Designers in …

The very first Certified Passive House in New Zealand (indeed, Australasia) was built in Glendowie, Auckland in 2012. This pioneering project was designed by Jessop Architects and built by Chris Foley and team from Construction Luxury Living. Preliminary design of the environmentally friendly home was already complete when the client discovered the Passive House methodology. eHaus stepped in to provide …