Longmore Street
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House Notes – Longmore Street
Public transport – light rail Route 96 stop 131 Fraser Street.
Parking note – “Please avoid Longmore Street, park in neighbouring Canterbury Road or Cowderoy Street.“
The existing building was a dilapidated Victoria timber house. The Heritage Overlay required the front part of the building to be retained, but the remainder was demolished.
The objective of the project was to build the new section to be the most sustainable modern house practicable and to upgrade the retained section of the house.
The building envelope was severely constrained by planning requirements for sight lines, height limits and setbacks. The design took advantage of the second street frontage and located the main living areas on the first floor to capture the outlook over the adjoining parkland. The south-light roof design gives optimal orientation for PV panels and creates high ceilings over the living area.
Most of the demolition materials were unusable, but some bricks and doors were incorporated into the new building.
The major sustainability features of the new building: Hebel aerated concrete cladding, Miglas double-glazed windows and doors, 7.2kW of PV, Apricus evacuated tube solar hot water, R6.0 insulation with PCM, LED lighting and an underground rainwater tank.
The solar electricity system comprises 22 SunPower PV panels and two SunPower 5kW inverters. The garage was wired to provide for a future EV charging point.
Designed by Bridget Puszka, BP Architects. Owner-built.
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Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
- Energy efficiency:
- Appliances – induction stove. etc.
- Passive heating cooling:
- Passive solar designed home
Shading
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Hydronic
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Underground rainwater storage
Stormwater management
Drip irrigation
- Underground rainwater storage type:
- Concrete tank
- Underground rainwater storage Size:
- 20,000L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
- Window Protection:
- Awnings (external)
Blinds
Deciduous tree/vegetation
Honeycomb blinds
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Doors
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
External Walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R6.0
- External Walls Rating:
- R3.0
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $2,850,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $120,000
- House Size
- 193m2
- Wall Materials
- Aerated concrete
- Window and Door Types
- Clerestory windows
Double glazing
Sliding windows/doors
Skylights
- Window and Door Types
- Miglas double-glazed windows and doors
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Hobless showers
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Shower head on rail for various heights
Window openings easily accessible
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 3
- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
Drip irrigation
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Owner
- Designer
- BP Architects
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