Image

House Profile

Dawkins

Passive House Classic

   House Profile...

2023

178m2

Read More
Image

Technical Series

Bader Ventura

Passive House Classic

This project is the first government-owned social housing in Australasia to earn Passive House certification. Its success is down to the vision and determination of some key individuals, chief among...

2023

1634m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Bell House

Passive House Classic

This Wellington home turns its back on the surrounding ‘70s architecture; instead its twisting form shelters an outside deck and views through treetops towards Pauatahanui Inlet. It’s a big parcel...

2023

135m2

Read More
Image

House Profile

Galea House

Passive House Low Energy Building

   House Profile...

2023

194m2

Read More
Image

House Profile

Kanuka House

Passive House Classic

    House Profile...

2023

125m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Seaward House

Passive House Plus

There is a lot of talk about how to make Passive House performance more affordable so more people can enjoy the benefits. However a different set of challenges arise on...

2023

269m2

Read More
Image

House Profile

Dunlop Hub

Passive House Plus

    House Profile  ...

2023

147m2

Read More
Image

House Profile

Wildweed Farm

Passive House Classic

    House Profile...

2023

202m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Cheshire

Passive House Classic

Sections are hard to find in Wellington and are rarely flat and uncomplicated. The owner of this small and perfectly formed Passive House home heard about an upcoming subdivision at...

2023

109m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Till Cottage

Passive House Classic

This small Passive House north of Auckland is unassuming at first glance but is in fact a project of enormous significance. It is a retrofit, which is unusual enough, but...

2023

91m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Luggate Memorial Centre – Whare Mahana

Passive House Classic

Luggate’s new $5.56m community hall has been certified to the Passive House standard, the first community facility in Aotearoa to do so. It’s a notable achievement but its significance goes...

2023

364m2

Read More
Image

House Profile

Patrick Residence

Passive House Classic

    House Profile...

2023

149m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

58 Totara St

Passive House Classic

There’s much that’s noteworthy about this new townhouse in Christchurch. Many carefully considered decisions led to this, the first certified Passive House project for boutique property developers Nest Residential. This...

2023

208m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Milton Road Passivhaus

Passive House Classic

Passive House is a performance-based standard and those who used to criticise it as “something only useful in cold places like Germany” failed to grasp its relevance to all manner...

2023

214m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Chingford Park Passive House

Passive House Classic

Chingford Park is a charming outlier, a newly built Passive House that echoes the past and embraces all that is technologically possible in modern times. It’s a unique result of...

2023

128m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Dunedin City Council Community Housing

Passive House Classic

Here’s another significant Passive House milestone met: New Zealand’s first certified community housing project. Dunedin City Council (DCC) shares the glory with the experienced Passive House design team at Architype....

2022

358m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Leith Street Apartments

Passive House Classic

Dunedin’s student housing is notoriously bad, even worse than its winters. However, a new Passive House certified apartment block smack in the middle of the student housing precinct is a...

2022

807m2

Read More
Image

Case Study

Watterson Residence

Passive House Classic

The Watterson residence is already famous, being that Passive House build in Featherston that featured on Grand Designs in November 2022. The home is an outstanding example of meticulous planning...

2022

177m2

Read More