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Prospect Sustainable Living Extension

21st Century sustainable living A sustainable living extension of alterations and contemporary additions to a traditional 1920 villa, incorporating state-of-the-art sustainable design features and technologies, which include: thermal mass – concrete and rammed earth; solar evacuated tubes; hydronic in-floor heating; Climate Wizard evaporative cooling; underground cool pipes; grey water system; 60,000 litre rainwater tank; and… Read More >

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Sustainable Living Extension

Sustainable Living Extension A young family’s new home celebrates the traditional 1920’s villa form with contrasting contemporary design of additional accommodation. In context with the street’s architectural style, the original dwelling is restored, the main front garden developed, and new fencing placed, while the addition is set to the rear and is largely unread when… Read More >

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Inside-Out house at Parkside

Inside-Out house at Parkside   The brief from the outset was clear ‘demolish the old house because it is so badly cracked, and we’re tired of constant repairs, we love ‘design’; and apart from the list of rooms etc. we wish to build as ‘sustainably’ as possible’. An almost immediate response by EA was to… Read More >

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