HV.Hotel at Ferrars & York
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House Notes – HV.Hotel at Ferrars & York
Welcome to HV.Hotel by HIP V. HYPE.
Located atop HIP V. HYPE’s award-winning Ferrars & York building, HV.Hotel is an opportunity to experience sustainable apartment living firsthand.
HV.Hotel exists on the belief that the places in which we choose to live can drive the positive impact our cities deserve. It’s a place for the sustainably minded, design-conscious traveller; an ever evolving, living laboratory of ideas and collaborators that sit at the intersection of design and sustainability.
Living sustainably isn’t about compromise. It’s about using design to create better, more beautiful spaces and systems that enable you to live sustainably, more conveniently; this is our Low Impact Living approach. Just 100m from the South Melbourne Market, HV.Hotel enables locals and travellers alike to experience the benefits of a sustainable apartment firsthand: more consistent internal temperatures, enhanced acoustic performance, fresher air and a lower carbon footprint.
100% electric with an exceptional 8.1 star NatHERS energy rating (out of 10), every element of the HV.Hotel experience exemplifies our framework for Better Living: eleven Low Impact Living principles that enhance quality of life for all.
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
External planting
Heat recovery ventilation system
Passive solar designed home
Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Heat exchange ventilation system
Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Worm farm septic tank system
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Hot water recirculation
- Water harvesting and saving
- Rainwater Site Collection and Reuse
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Existing on site timbers repurposed by Revival Sustainable Practice.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Basins/sinks
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
Floor
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 20kWh
- House Size
- 81.1 m2
- BAL Rating
- No BAL rating requirements at time of construction
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
Multi-generational
Universal access
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Contrasting colours and material for vision impaired
Hobless showers
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Lift/elevator
Minimum 110cm wide hallways
No Corner cupboards
Pull out shelving easily accessible in wheelchairs
Ramps and path gradients must be less than 20:1
Pocket doors so that cabinet doors are out of the way
Self closers to all external doors
Shower head on rail for various heights
Slip resistant flooring
Space around toilets for ease of access in wheelchairs
Strong fittings like towel rails that can be used as hand rails
Tapware to be easily accessed from outside the shower
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Local indigenous plants
Native plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
Take own containers to the supermarket and for take away food
Swap with friends and neighbours
Waste free/reduced construction site
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Automated ventilation system
Carpet free - tiles/concrete/timber flooring throughout
Cross flow ventilation
Formaldehyde free cabinets
Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
Indoor plants for air filtration
Lime render/wash
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural fibre furnishings
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
VOC free paints/sealer/varnish
Wax based sealer/finish
- Housing Type:
- Apartment
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Designer
- HIP V. HYPE
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