From the first conversation the clients requested a functional compact home that provided everything needed for a growing family. The house includes a self contained flat, gym, library, laundry, 3 bathrooms and a total of 4 toilets! The treated floor area is 151m2. Black Pine Architecture have created a functional but striking home that delivers on many levels. Constructed using …
This Certified Passive House built close to Raglan was one of the very first in New Zealand. When the design was started there were no Certified Passive Houses in the country and this was one of the groundbreaking homes that introduced Passive House. Brooke Cholmondeley-Smith was responsible for designing the house and meeting the Passive House standards while also meeting …
This was the very first Certified Passive House in New Zealand. Really enjoyed visiting the site and seeing the Passive House construction being worked out in the New Zealand context. Because of our more mild climate, the house design was able to do things that are nearly impossible in the colder climate of Germany where this design approach started. This …
