Our clients were first and foremost seeking a high performing home built to Passivhaus principles to ensure their health and comfort.

They approached North South Homes to execute their dream of building and living in a passive house. To them a Passivhaus would answer their needs to have a home that encompasses not only sustainable building practices and running costs but also allows them year round comfort and in particular a healthy living environment.

This home has been designed to achieve the following sustainable outcomes:

1. Conservation of water resources

2. Incorporation of renewable energy power sources

3. Incorporation of energy-efficient services for lighting, heating, air conditioning and ventilation

4. Design of waste management and recycling initiatives

The owners approached North South Homes to execute their dream of building and living in a passive house. This certified Passivhaus features an exceptional quality of construction, setting a standard that prioritises energy efficiency, comfort, and sustainability. In particular we have paid particular attention to the building envelope.

This home features high quality insulation, ensuring minimal thermal bridging and reduced heat loss or gain. The construction materials selected adhere to strict standards, promoting durability and longevity.

Initial stages of design and planning involved site analysis and design development, focusing on optimising solar gain, thermal insulation, and airtightness. The construction phase involved using advanced materials and technologies to meet rigorous passive house standards.

Energy-efficient windows, heat recovery ventilation, and solar panels became integral elements. The installation of high quality insulation and airtight layers ensures minimal heat loss to the home. Postconstruction, commissioning and performance testing verify the house's energy efficiency.

The brief was for an architecturally advanced and designed home incorporating as many curves and circles as possible, hence the name of the residence ‘Casacurvatura’.  The Owners are drawn to the bends and turns of the circular form and wanted a home to blend in with the natural environment. The initial brief was one of curves and circles representing the natural environment more so than straight horizontal and vertical lines.

The quality of the performance of the home was an important request by the owners due to its location high in the Strzelecki Ranges. Using Passive House principles, the Owner, Architect and Builder felt it was truly the best building system to achieve a low energy, comfortable and healthy home. The home has been designed and built to ensure that the owners will never need to pay electricity and gas costs for the duration of the life of the home.

The Passivhaus Project in Cape Paterson is situated in the heart of the The Cape eco village of Cape Paterson. This house was the first Passivhaus in the estate featuring a modern style, designed to suit the block and it's surrounds.

The owners had become accustomed to the thoughtful, sustainably designed homes in the region when they approached North South Homes to become involved in their dream of building and living in a Passivhaus.

This home has been designed to achieve the rigorous standards of the International Passivhaus Institute which implores the importance of a fabric first construction standard.

In it's essence the passive house design delivers very high performance and comfort for the lifetime of the building. This house, therefore, relies on building physics and carefully integrated, minimal building services and technology.