Our home is a 30 year old north facing, passive design house made from bluestone rocks, with a bessa block interior and polished concrete floor.
The thermal mass created by the bessa block and rock means the house maintains a fairly even temperature year round. We use a small fan or heater only on extreme temperature days and made a conscious choice not to renovate the house but to live with the perfectly adequate features already in place.
Natural breezeways are created by small louvered winds near the ceiling of each room which ensures the house is mould free.
The house features a newer extension that is linked to the original house via a glass walkway.
We are on a wildlife corridor and native bees live in the exterior rock wall of the house.
