5 Rooms Retreat
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House Notes – 5 Rooms Retreat
The 242m2 ‘5 Rooms Retreat’ is the brainchild of a Perth family, wanting to not only provide a space for health and wellbeing retreats, yoga retreats and relaxing group getaways, but also to raise money for breast cancer research. Located on a 22 acre block in Margaret River, the home operates completely off-grid and was built with sustainability principles firmly in mind.
The modular home was constructed by Perth based TR Homes and features louvered windows and pergolas, two solar hot water units, LED lighting throughout, high density wall insulation, R4.1 ceiling insulation, floor insulation, water supply from rain water tanks, an aerobic reticulated sewage treatment system and an impressive solar PV system with battery storage and a generator.
All profits from the donations taken on the day and all rental fees from the home are donated to Breast Cancer Research WA.
Sustainability Features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
Grey water system
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Skylight
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
External walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.1
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Floor Rating:
- R4.1
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Insulated panels
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R4.1
- External Walls Rating:
- R4.1
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
Solar PV off-grid
- Size of PV system:
- 10kW
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $700,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $65,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $3000
- House Size
- 242m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 29: Increasing levels of ember attack and ignition of debris with a heat flux of up to 40kW/m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (steel frame)
- Window and Door Types
- Louvre windows
- Universal design accessability
- Universal access
- Universal Design Features
- Hobless showers
No stairs/steps
- Number of bedrooms
- 5
- Number of bathrooms
- 5
- Garden / Outdoors
- Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Cross flow ventilation
Natural light and ventilation
No carpets
- Housing Type:
- Holiday Rental/Hotel Accommodation
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Open with support of
- Breast Cancer Research Centre WA
- Builder
- TR Homes
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