Houzz Tour: A contemporary, Ecofriendly house with Glorious Glass

Houzz Tour: A contemporary, Ecofriendly house with Glorious Glass - Before deciding to drop their old house for the construction of a new, owners of this beautiful house in Canberra, Australia took the needs of their young family in mind. They wanted a modern family home where they could entertain, play and grow; a house that has enabled them to spend time together, but also seeking privacy when needed.

"Sustainability and accessibility were other key factors, as well as the desire to maintain and enhance the beauty of the site," said architect Adam Dettrick, who designed their new home .

The plot offered beautiful peaceful views across the rolling countryside to a remote nature reserve, so it is little wonder that the family wanted to make the most of it. A site sloping diagonal presented the biggest challenge of the project for Dettrick but was overcome with some clever split-level design strategies. "We had a tight budget, too, said Dettrick, 'but often a tight budget brings out the best in the client, the architect and the builder, and he certainly did in this project.

Houzz at a glance
Who lives here a young family of four
Location Canberra, Australia
Size 3 bedrooms plus guest / music room, 2 bathrooms
Architect Adam Dettrick Architects

Adam Dettrick Architects

First, the architect divided the house into separate bedroom and living areas and linking them together with a common hallway.

Adam Dettrick Architects

The corridor is not completely closed, ensuring a dialogue is maintained between each zone. The core of the house was designed to accommodate different uses spaces as the family grows.

Adam Dettrick Architects

The walls and the roof extend beyond living areas at each end of the house to house part of the outdoor area and offer privacy for both occupants and neighbors.

Adam Dettrick Architects

Spaces life opened the northern rear. At the front, they twist themselves dramatically southeast, catching beautiful views of the street and across the rolling countryside to the nature reserve Cuumbuen in the distance.

Adam Dettrick Architects

'I like the way the living spaces look north to exploit the winter sun, and respond to an elegant tree eucalyptus in the back, "said Dettrick.

Adam Dettrick Architects

Spaces open living outside through large sliding doors stacker AWS Vantage. These doors are thermally broken aluminum with low emissivity double glazing to optimize energy efficiency and comfort.

Adam Dettrick Architects

good passive design principles underlying this 6.7 star energy efficient home. Appropriate levels of glazing are used to provide natural light without loss / gain unwanted heat from heat caused by glazing over.

Adam Dettrick Architects

Levels high durability are a feature of all projects Dettrick Adam Architects and Dettrick said this particular work has a focus on getting the right passive design principles to ensure efficiency and accountability of energy in the most way economical. "The house is very well insulated, well-oriented and designed to provide excellent natural ventilation, he said.

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Not surprisingly, customers like their new home. "I'm always happy to hear how customers discover things about their home, they did not expect or did not think would be so uplifting, as a particular point of view or how much winter sun that they get in their room, said Dettrick. "Even though we talk a lot about these features in the design phase, knows the real thing is often much more powerful than trying to imagine.

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in-house, the kitchen and the wall unit are Laminex Charcoal with Quantum Quartz Bianco Venato Quartz worktops. There are no handles on the cabinets in the kitchen to keep the sleek style -. The doors are push-to-open, as elsewhere in the house

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All rooms have raked to allow tall windows facing north to bring the sun. The high windows also combine with lower-level windows on the opposite wall to promote the flow of natural air.

The bedroom wing includes a master bedroom with bathroom, as well as second and third bedrooms, a main bathroom and a versatile music room / study / bedroom.

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The in benefits result from the sculptural qualities of the stone bath and sink Fienza Bahama. The tiles are Rockson in Sydney.

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As in the rest of the house, the bathroom cabinets are designed to be as simple as possible without cluttering handles the clean lines. Blum Tip-On 'push-to-open "system is used throughout the drawers and doors

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Dettrick was on the slope using split-level of the bridges to connect living spaces to the rear. The lower deck was set just high enough to connect with a new lawn deck.

"The result was a flat lawn for kids to play, and two good sized bridges connecting with the house and looking on the lawn, said Dettrick.

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The steps are designed for a semi-public space, where the daily comings and goings of the family are seen to engage the house and its occupants with the street life in the area. The balcony also connects the house with the street Dettrick said, but with privacy preserved by its Colorbond railing.

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exterior materials utilities are chosen for their robustness, economy and beauty.

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Dettrick said the house was designed to have a "long life, loose fit", with flexible spaces, adaptable and versatile adapted to the life changing patterns and family size.

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