Kingfisher House GC
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House Notes – Kingfisher House GC
The home was open to view in person on Sunday 19 March 2023.
Opening hours 9am-12, and 2-5pm.
If you missed seeing through the house this year but would be interested in future years, please use the form on the following link to let us know, so we can plan with our clients.
Please head over to the link at www.ptma.au/portfolio for more details, or to let us know.
The home is designed on residential land in an existing suburb. The clients purchased the land to enable them to develop a more sustainable lifestyle for themselves, and demonstrate the potential of that to others.
The site includes master planning for future provision for higher density. This is done to better use the land in our suburbs. It includes for edible and productive gardens with option for future market stall.
The main home is designed for extended family / intergenerational living / co-housing. Renovation of an existing granny flat will further enable the land to be well used – and a future caretakers residence may be possible should the productive gardens need!
The home itself is designed to respond to the local climate with passive solar design, well insulated, tight sealed, double glazing – as well as active systems such as hydronic heating, pv, battery, car charging, all electric home, mechanical ventilation system (rough in for future install), efficient ac system (for better air filtration).
The large central courtyard helps to control the climate through the home: it allows an outdoor lifestyle in inclement weather and to allow both sides of the home to be left open for better cross ventilation.
Designed by ptma Architecture www.ptma.au
Finished Photographs by Scott Burrows Photographer.
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Deciduous planting around house
Earth covering
External planting
Passive solar designed home
Shading
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Hydronic
Split system airconditioner
- Active heating cooling:
- Mechanical ventilation system (reversible, zoned) with air con including fresh air filtered draw, hydronic heating for winter
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water heating:
- with heat exchange for hydronic floor heat
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Rainwater storage - Underground
Blackwater system
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Hot water recirculation
Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- steel tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 47kl approx
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
Skylight
- Electric Vehicle Type
- Jaguar, and bikes, and boat
- Window Protection:
- Adjustable Shading
Automation/controls
Awnings (external)
Blinds
Deciduous tree/vegetation
Drapes/curtains
Eaves
External window hoods/surrounds
Solar pergola
- Window Protection:
- Integrated solar PV pergola as shading
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Granny flat pavillion re-used and repurposed, and renovated to modern standard. Original house slab retained to allow re-construction of new home. Roof trusses re-used in new home. Original floor slab from previous home reused in new home, along with fireplace
- Sustainable materials:
- Courtyard central to home for summer / winter lifestyle with twin wall polycarbonate roofing (greenhouse) with internal solid operable louvres (to allow heat to enter, or block heat, or trap heat depending on weather - for seasonal control).
Design of main home for multigenerational and co-house living conversion over time.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
Concrete
Excavated earth
House - all materials reused
Paving
Rocks/stone
Timber
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Ceiling Rating:
- R5, bulk batts - final type being selected.
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - polyester
- Floor Rating:
- R 2
- Other Insulation Methods:
- Sub floor slab insulation R.625, curtains + blinds to select openings
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Bradford ProctorWrap Enviroseal
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R 3
- External Walls Rating:
- R 3
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Energy star rating:
- 9.1
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 20kW approx with 14kWh storage with backup mode
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- Construction 2021, 2022 and stages in 2023 tbc - total cost tbc
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 400,000 approx (tbc over the multiple stages)
- Estimate of annual savings:
- tbc
- House Size
- 520
- BAL Rating
- BAL – Low: There is insufficient risk to warrant specific construction requirements
- Roof
- Green roof
- Roof
- Green roof to garage, standing seam natural zinc roof to house, granny flat to be confirmed (probably colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (timber frame)
Timber
- Wall Materials
- mix of standing seam zinc cladding with timber - Australian hardwood.
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
Double glazing
Low-e, films
Pocket doors
Skylights
Sliding windows/doors
Stacking windows/doors
Tilt and turn
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
Multi-generational
Universal access
Wheelchair accessible
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
100cm minimum door opening width
Contrasting colours and material for vision impaired
Flush thresholds (no lip) to all external doors
Hobless showers
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Loud doorbell/connected to flashing light
Minimum 110cm wide hallways
No stairs/steps
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
Window openings easily accessible
- Universal Design Features
- Note that house is still under construction so these features will evolve during the build. They are areas currently being targetted.
RE Bushfire below: there is no specific BAL assessment on the site. However, the design and build is voluntarily seeking a higher standard to address potential future risk with climate change. EG metal mesh screens and gutter guards, no gaps to roof sheeting, non-combustible external claddings, and the like.
- Number of bedrooms
- 6
- Number of bathrooms
- 3
- Garden / Outdoors
- Under design and construction currently - landscape continuing to revegetate bushland for habitat
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee keeping
Bee hotels/friendly
Composting
Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Frog friendly
Green roof
Local indigenous plants
Organic
Native plants
Swales
Water wise plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
Waste free/reduced construction site
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Asthma and allergy free certified carpet
Automated ventilation system
Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
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 light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
VOC free paints/sealer/varnish
- Housing Type:
- Home, home office, granny flat
- Project Type:
- Mix of new build and renovation
- Builder
- kai konstruct
- Designer
- ptma Architecture
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