Karrinyup House
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Karrinyup House
Designed as a easy care home for a young family it is orientated with the front street elevation facing north. With the need for a double garage at the front, north facing alfresco area and a large street tree a pitch gabled roof form ensures sufficient winter sun is captured in the living areas and stored in the concrete floor to maintain comfortable internal winter temperatures The home provides the owner with a custom designed high performing energy efficient home that makes good use to the whole site while maintaining the owners privacy
Designed by Solar Dwellings and built by Ed Brewer Homes.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
Thermal mass
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Grey water system
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Drip irrigation
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Drapes/curtains
Eaves
Pelmets
Shade Sails
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – polystyrene board
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.0
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Reflective foil
- External Walls Type:
- Reflective insulation
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $300,000 (2013)
- House Size
- 286m2
- BAL Rating
- No BAL rating requirements at time of construction
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Double brick
Reverse Brick veneer
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
Sliding windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
Multi-generational
Universal access
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Flush thresholds (no lip) to all external doors
Hobless showers
Kitchen bench/table for wheelchairs to access (75-85cm high)
No stairs/steps
No Corner cupboards
Ramps and path gradients must be less than 20:1
Tapware to be easily accessed from outside the shower
Window openings easily accessible
Various heights for benches in kitchens
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Water wise plants
- Healthy home features
- Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
Cross flow ventilation
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural light and ventilation
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Open with support of
- Solar Dwellings
- Builder
- Ed Brewer Homes
- Designer
- Solar Dwellings
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