Sanctuary Circle
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Sanctuary Circle
Sanctuary Circle is a vernacularly designed, passive solar home. Specifically designed to suit the Cowaramup climate, it is a home that will stay comfortable all year round with minimal artificial heating/cooling. The home was designed for a block with an awkward layout as well as a relatively steep slope to the rear of the property. North is orientated towards the street and, therefore, the layout of the home is crucial.
There is a fireplace in the living area for winter, but no air conditioning is required. A concrete slab is coupled to the ground to minimise temperature fluctuations and has well-insulated external skin.
The home is greywater-ready and has a large rainwater tank feeding the whole of the home except showers.
It is built to BAL29 to reduce the threat of bushfire damage.
Designed by DesignButton and built by Kerrigan Builders.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
- Energy efficiency:
- Passive solar, well insulated and sealed
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Fireplace
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- polytank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 20,000L
- Storage connected to
- Whole house
- Water harvesting and saving
- Home is greywater-ready
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Drapes/curtains
Solar pergola
- Window Protection:
- External shade sails are yet to be installed for the north glazing to living.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- All benchtops in the home, the stairs and three doors were created out of a salvaged Marri tree that fell in a storm locally
- Sustainable materials:
- Some of the trees that had to be removed to create the building footprint have been used to landscape the block
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Sleepers
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.0
- Floor Rating:
- Concrete slab
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Anticon
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R1.3
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R1.5
- External Walls Rating:
- R3.0
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Energy star rating:
- 7 Stars
- Renewable energy
- PV yet to be installed
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $458,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $10,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- TBA
- House Size
- 255m2, excluding alfresco and deck
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 29: Increasing levels of ember attack and ignition of debris with a heat flux of up to 29kW/m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (timber frame)
- Window and Door Types
- Sliding windows/doors
- Window and Door Types
- All glazing through the home was upgraded to accomodate for BAL29. The toughened glass also creates better insulation.
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Hobless showers
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Shower head on rail for various heights
Window openings easily accessible
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee hotels/friendly
Chickens
Composting
Edible garden
Native plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Swap with friends and neighbours
- Healthy home features
- Cross flow ventilation
Indoor plants for air filtration
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
No carpets
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Kerrigan Builders
- Designer
- designButton
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