Little House on Little Howard Street 2019

House Notes – Little House on Little Howard Street

Situated in a Fremantle heritage precinct, sandwiched between Wray Avenue and South Terrace, “LittleHouse18” on Little Howard street is an owner-build project that sets out to combine the challenge of building a contextually compassionate new home with a myriad of sustainable attributes. In a tiny one-way street flanked with 1890s terrace cottages and opposite one of Fremantle’s earliest bakeries, Little House is built of local quarried limestone and architecturally pays tribute to the horse stables that preceded it.

The owners set themselves an ambitious challenge to one day become self-sufficient on an inner-city 304m2 block. Believing that building a sustainable house should be considered as an obligation looking into the future, they have included rainwater catchment and harvesting via an underground water tank, solar hydronic underfloor heating, solar passive orientation, high insulation/thermal mass combinations, over 60m2 of low-e double glazing with thermally broken window frames and energy-efficient lighting/automation and appliances.

The owners of this yet-to-be-completed build have gone to exceptional lengths to make this house timeless in its own right, paying both homage to the past and respect towards its impact in the future.

More info can be found on our website: A Sustainable Little House at No18.

We thoroughly enjoy sharing our experiences and results with you all.

  • Article written by Rachael Bernstone and professional photos taken by Stephen Lobo – see more and read the full article from Sanctuary issue 40.
  • TV articles on this house: Today Tonight 15 September 2017.
  • Local newspaper articles about this the Little House on Little Howard: Cockburn Herald, published 9 September 2017.
  • To read the house’s story, go to the article in Fremantle Gazette published on 31 August 2017.

This home is supported by

Perth Branch

 

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2016
2017
2018
2019
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Draught proofing
      Efficient lighting
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans
      Solar hydronic
    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
      Wood fire wetback
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Underground rainwater storage
      Drip irrigation
    • Average water consumption per day:
    • 100
    • Underground rainwater storage type:
    • Concrete tank
    • Underground rainwater storage Size:
    • 22,500L
    • Storage connected to
    • Garden
      Toilet
      Laundry
    • Energy Efficient Lighting
    • LED lights throughout
      Natural daylight
    • Electric Vehicle Type
    • Mitsubishi Outlander
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Railway sleepers, railway line
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Aggregate
      Basins/sinks
      Bathroom cabinets
      Bottles
      Bricks
      Concrete
      Doors
      Glass
      Kitchen cabinets
      Light fixtures
      Paving
      Power poles
      Rocks/stone
      Roofing material
      Sleepers
      Timber
      Windows

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      External walls
      Floor
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Timber-lined cathedral ceiling with insulated panels
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • 5.1
    • Floor Type:
    • Precast concrete planks with polished hydronically heated topping coat
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • External walls, 25mm phenolic foam board
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • All-Electric Home?
    • No
    • Energy star rating:
    • 7.3 Stars
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
    • Size of PV system:
    • 3.8
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • $100,000+
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 300m2
    • Roof
    • Metal (Zincalume)
    • Wall Materials
    • Double brick
      Stone
      Timber
    • Window and Door Types
    • Clerestory windows
      Double glazing
      Low-e, films
      Triple glazing
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 4
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Community vegetable garden
      Drip irrigation
      Edible garden
      Native plants
      Water wise plants
    • Waste Reduction Practices:
    • Recycle
      Repair
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Natural light and ventilation
      Natural oil sealer/finishes
Location
Fremantle WA 6160
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Owner/Builder

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