サンフランシスコにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし) の写真

他の地域にあるお手頃価格の中くらいなシャビーシック調のおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床) の写真

Anna Stathaki
ロンドンにあるお手頃価格の広い北欧スタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床) の写真

ヒューストンにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (コンクリートの床、グレーの床、白い壁) の写真

メルボルンにあるお手頃価格の広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、白い床) の写真

Context Norbert and Robin had dreamed of retiring in a Passive House-certified home overlooking the Lubberland Creek Preserve in Southeastern New Hampshire, and they’d done their homework. They were interested in using four integrated Zehnder America (www.zehnderamerica.com) technologies to make the 1,900 square foot home extremely energy efficient. They didn’t miss any opportunity to innovate or raise the bar on sustainable design. Our goals were focused on guaranteeing their comfort in every season, saving them money on a fixed income, and reducing the home’s overall impact on the environment as much as possible. Response The home faces directly south and captures sunlight all winter under tall and vaulted ceilings and a continuous band of slim-lined, Italian triple-pane windows and doors that provide gorgeous views of the wild preserve. A second-story office nook and clerestory provide even deeper views, with a little more privacy. Zehnder, which previously sold its innovative products only in Europe, took on the project as a test house. We designed around Zehnder’s vent-based systems, including a geothermal heat loop that heats and cools incoming air, a heat pump cooling system, electric towel-warmer radiators in the bathrooms, and a highly efficient energy recovery ventilator, which recycles heat and minimizes the need for air conditioning. The house effectively has no conventional heating system—and doesn’t need it. We also looked for efficiencies and smart solutions everywhere, from the lights to the windows to the insulation. The kitchen exhaust hood eliminates, cleans, and recirculates cooking fumes in the home’s unique kitchen, custom-designed to match the ways Norbert likes to prepare meals. There are several countertop heights so they can prep and clean comfortably, and the eat-in kitchen also has two seating heights so people can sit and socialize while they’re working on dinner. An adjacent screened porch greets guests and opens to the view. A roof-mounted solar system helps to ensure that the home generates more energy than it consumes—helped by features such as a heat pump water heater, superinsulation, LED lights and a polished concrete floor that helps regulate indoor temperatures.

The Twin Peaks Passive House + ADU was designed and built to remain resilient in the face of natural disasters. Fortunately, the same great building strategies and design that provide resilience also provide a home that is incredibly comfortable and healthy while also visually stunning. This home’s journey began with a desire to design and build a house that meets the rigorous standards of Passive House. Before beginning the design/ construction process, the homeowners had already spent countless hours researching ways to minimize their global climate change footprint. As with any Passive House, a large portion of this research was focused on building envelope design and construction. The wall assembly is combination of six inch Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs) and 2x6 stick frame construction filled with blown in insulation. The roof assembly is a combination of twelve inch SIPs and 2x12 stick frame construction filled with batt insulation. The pairing of SIPs and traditional stick framing allowed for easy air sealing details and a continuous thermal break between the panels and the wall framing. Beyond the building envelope, a number of other high performance strategies were used in constructing this home and ADU such as: battery storage of solar energy, ground source heat pump technology, Heat Recovery Ventilation, LED lighting, and heat pump water heating technology. In addition to the time and energy spent on reaching Passivhaus Standards, thoughtful design and carefully chosen interior finishes coalesce at the Twin Peaks Passive House + ADU into stunning interiors with modern farmhouse appeal. The result is a graceful combination of innovation, durability, and aesthetics that will last for a century to come. Despite the requirements of adhering to some of the most rigorous environmental standards in construction today, the homeowners chose to certify both their main home and their ADU to Passive House Standards. From a meticulously designed building envelope that tested at 0.62 ACH50, to the extensive solar array/ battery bank combination that allows designated circuits to function, uninterrupted for at least 48 hours, the Twin Peaks Passive House has a long list of high performance features that contributed to the completion of this arduous certification process. The ADU was also designed and built with these high standards in mind. Both homes have the same wall and roof assembly ,an HRV, and a Passive House Certified window and doors package. While the main home includes a ground source heat pump that warms both the radiant floors and domestic hot water tank, the more compact ADU is heated with a mini-split ductless heat pump. The end result is a home and ADU built to last, both of which are a testament to owners’ commitment to lessen their impact on the environment.

Conversion of a bungalow in to a low energy family home.
オックスフォードシャーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな独立型ダイニング (白い壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、ベージュの床) の写真

ダラスにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなインダストリアルスタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (白い壁、コンクリートの床) の写真

L'appartamento prevede un piccolo monolocale cui si accede dall'ingresso per ospitare in completa autonomia eventuali ospiti. Una neutra e semplice cucina è disposta sulla parete di fondo, nessun pensile o elemento alto ne segano la presenza. Un mobile libreria cela un letto che all'esigenza si apre ribaltandosi a separare in 2 lo spazio. Delle bellissime piastrelle di graniglia presenti nell'appartamento fin dai primi anni del 900 sono state accuratamente asportate e poi rimontate in disegni diversi da quelli originali per adattarli ai nuovi ambienti che si sono venuti a formare; ai loro lati sono state montate delle nuove piastrelle sempre in graniglia di un neutro colore chiaro.

マイアミにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、コンクリートの床、緑の床) の写真

Built in banquette dining with wrap around external planter offers wrap around views of the landscape & brings an abundance of natural light into the rear and side extensions.

シドニーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床) の写真

Kitchenette and dining area with custom sconce and chandelier. Drew Kelly Photography
ポートランドにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、コンクリートの床、黒い床) の写真

Architect: Christopher Simmonds Architect
オタワにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床) の写真

パリにあるお手頃価格の広いカントリー風のおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし) の写真

オレンジカウンティにあるお手頃価格の広いインダストリアルスタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (ベージュの壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、茶色い床) の写真

ursprünglich durchtrennte die einläufige Treppe den Wohn-/Essraum und eine U-förmige Küche saß zu weit im Raum. Die einzeilige Küche nutzt den Platz optimal aus und setzt sich als Möbelstück selbstverständlich in den Raum

Height and light fills the new kitchen and dining space through a series of large north orientated skylights, flooding the addition with daylight that illuminates the natural materials and textures.