Coast at The Cape
Cape Paterson VIC 3995 • This is a 2024 featured home. Bookings have now closed but you can ask questions about this home below.
House Notes – Coast at The Cape
This sustainable family home has great passive design features that take advantage of the winter sun and coastal breezes to provide very comfortable 8 star living. Energy costs are very low – as low as $500 per year even after charging the EV – thanks to the smart design, 6kW solar system and 11.9kWh battery. Accessible and adaptable, this home is wheelchair friendly and designed to accommodate changes in household size. All the convenience of single storey living are incorporated, whilst catching dramatic ocean views from a first floor mezzanine and terrace.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Deciduous planting around house
Passive solar designed home
Shading
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Heat pump
Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
Water heated by PV system
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Average water consumption per day:
- 150
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Colorbond tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 10kl
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Electric Vehicle Type
- Tesla Model Y
- Window Protection:
- Awnings (external)
Blinds
Eaves
Louvres
- Sustainable materials:
- Blower door test result 3.89ACH
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
Concrete
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R5
- Other Insulation Methods:
- Under Slab R2.7
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Reflective foil
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R1
- External Walls Rating:
- R4
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 6.6
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 10
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $650k
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $5000
- House Size
- 196m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 12.5: Ember attack with heat up to 12.5kW/m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Brick veneer
Lightweight construction (timber frame)
Reverse Brick veneer
Timber
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
Low-e, films
Sliding windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
Wheelchair accessible
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Minimum 110cm wide hallways
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Community vegetable garden
Composting
Edible garden
Frog friendly
Local indigenous plants
Organic
Native plants
Water wise plants
Wicking beds
Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Make jams/conserves
Pickle and preserve food
Recycle
Repair
Recycle coffee grounds from nearby cafe's
Take own containers to the supermarket and for take away food
Tool exchange/library
Swap with friends and neighbours
Waste free/reduced construction site
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Cross flow ventilation
Formaldehyde free cabinets
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural fibre furnishings
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
VOC free paints/sealer/varnish
- Housing Type:
- Home
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Open with support of
- The Cape Sustainable Development
- Builder
- TS Constructions
- Designer
- Adam Dettrick Architects
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