designed for retired baby boomers seeking a sanctuary to escape the endless city lockdowns and live off-grid.
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designed for retired baby boomers seeking a sanctuary to escape the endless city lockdowns and live off-grid.
The Nannup house design is designed for retired baby boomers seeking a sanctuary to escape the endless city lockdowns and live off-grid.
The Nannup house design is situated on a remote site near the picturesque Western Australian town of Nannup. The residence enjoys winter sun orientation to optimize passive solar design during the cooler winter months and higher energy efficiency rating. The roof creates an indoor-outdoor alfresco by cantilevering over the elevation for the low west sun during summer afternoons. The flat roof harvests potable rainwater which collects to 544,000 Litre storage tanks with ultra violet filtration. Visitors enter the open-plan living area on the eastern elevation of the Nannup house design through a generous 2400mm high double glazed timber pivot door.
The passive solar design further enhanced by incorporating 2400mm high clear anodized end-sliding doors. The end-sliding doors spill out onto the indoor outdoor living areas of the Nannup house design. The Nannup house design incorporates a Solarhart rooftop solar hot water unit which is connected to a Chazelle Chiminee wood fuel firebox for wood fuel boosting through the cooler winter months. The Nannup house design also features photovoltaic electricity generation and diesel genset backup should mains power be unavailable and ticks all the boxes for any prepper.
The use of patented prefab footing system for the Nannup house design created budgetary savings for the property owners. The owners to select the latest porcelain panel benchtops, Arte Domus mosaic tiles, select grade marri floor finish, Miele appliances and Blum Adventos lift overhead cupboards. The Nannup house design has relied on environmentally sustainable design and energy-efficiency to ensure reduced running costs over the lifecycle of the building. Well considered open plan living spaces capture the winter heat gain when the sun is at lower azimuth. Calculated eaves shadow dimensioned eliminate the worst of the summer heat gain. The highlight louvre windows to the main living area maximize natural light and ‘stack effect’ ventilation -thus eliminating the need for air-conditioning.