St James House 2018

House Notes – St James House

This three bedroom two bathroom home was designed for a young couple who require a multipurpose dwelling that would meet their changing needs.

The block is wedge shaped, narrowing to the rear with the street frontage facing west, thus proving a real challenge for the design team. The rendered double brick and colorbond roof home is contoured along the east – west axis to maximize northerly aspect and facilitate good passive solar entry and airflow.

Universal access design features are extensive throughout the house. The bathroom is wheelchair accessible, lever door handles semi recessed vanities and a hobless shower – and is positioned towards the front of the house to allow easy access for visitors. Hallways and doorways are all wide enough to allow for wheelchair access.

The garden is made up of both waterwise plants and an organic vegetable garden. Household waste is composted on site to minimise landfill and rainwater harvesting provides water when available to reduce the amount of main water used.

This home was designed by Solar Dwellings

 

 

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2013
2018
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient appliances
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • 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
      Low flow shower heads
    • Energy Efficient Lighting
    • Natural daylight
    • Window Protection:
    • Pelmets
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Under roof
      Ceiling
      External Walls
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Bulk - glass wool
    • Under Roof Insulation Type:
    • Anticon
    • External Walls Type:
    • Aircell
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • All-Electric Home?
    • No
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 292m2
    • Roof
    • Metal (Colorbond)
    • Wall Materials
    • Double brick
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double hung
      Sliding windows/doors
    • Universal design accessability
    • Universal Access
    • Universal Design Features
    • 80cm minimum door opening width
      No stairs/steps
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 3
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Composting
      Edible garden
      Native plants
      Water wise plants
Location
St James WA 6102
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Lifestyle Homes
    • Designer
    • Solar Dwellings

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