Kurrajong Heights house 2016

House Notes – Kurrajong Heights house

Rammed earth house, three levels on 1.6 hectares; mostly natural bush including koalas & wallabies

3 bedroom + office + 2 bathroom & downstairs kitchenette making downstairs a self contained unit with separate entrance.

Built 2015

Perfectly placed on the block to take advantage of the sun to heat the home

450 mm external walls & 300 mm internal rammed earth walls

Hydronic heating with heat pumps (5) for all hot water & heating

110,000 litre in ground water tanks

Aerated waste water treatment with pop up sprinklers to release clean water over the land

LED lighting throughout

Blackbutt timber flooring  throughout and external cladding to back of house

Sandstone boulders excavated from site used as retaining walls

 

 

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2016
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Hydronic
    • Water heating:
    • Hydronic
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Underground storage
    • Underground rainwater storage type:
    • Concrete tank
    • Underground rainwater storage Size:
    • 110 litres
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 284 m2
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 3
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Water wise plants
      Native plants
Location
Kurrajong Heights NSW 2758
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Ross Marks

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