Certified Passive House in Trentham, VIC.

The brief for a house with curves is satisfied with a curved plan, circular rooms, spiral stair to a circular star gazing turret, curved internal walls and a curved ceiling

The design sweeps round so that all three living rooms and three bedrooms can take in views to the hills of the Yarra Ranges. Placing the p.v. array on the shed freed

A strawbale house sitting on a site cut into a rocky slope overlooking a nearby river. It features extensive glazing to maximise morning light and ideallic views.

A multi-level house on a very difficult site falling steeply from the road and subject to high bushfire risk. An example of how Passive House can be achieved

A Passive House as large as possible within the restraints of the budget. A light and spacious living area incorporating a bar area and a library with a concealed door within the shelving. Three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

This house provides excellent comfort standards with such low energy use that a small pv array provides significant export to the grid. It meets the client’s requirements precisely within their budget of $250,000.

Glenroy Community Hub is the new home of the Glenroy Library, the Glenroy Memorial Kindergarten. The hub includes maternal child health, community health providers, neighbourhood learning and childcare services

This project was designed to meet the clients needs at a later stage of life. They downsized from a larger property with high maintenance, choosing a smaller block in a central area of Beechworth specifically to improve day to day access to services & shops and reduce the demands for gardening and upkeep.

The Passive House project at Life, Point Cook was born as an experiment in mass-market housing design. Two seemingly identical homes were built side-by-side at Frasers Property’s Life, Point Cook development in Melbourne. Both homes have the same orientation and the same passive solar access

Bluegum: This conventional suburban style plan with an integral garage, living areas facing the street and a covered veranda across the rear is enhanced by the use of clerestory glazing.

APHA member John Beurle for Passive House Services. Aiming for Passive House Certification

APHA Member Gruen Eco Design. Aiming for Passive House Certification.

APHA Member Gruen Eco Design. Aiming for Passive House Certification.

APHA Member Felicity Bernstein (Hutt Sustainable Building Supplies) and Marc Bernstein-Hussmann. Aiming for Passive House Certification.