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#passivehouse

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Project • By IDSR architecturePrivate Houses

Watershed House

Located in the Catskill Mountains on the watershed for New York City’s water supply system, this home is an experiment in sustainable building. The site strategy was to preserve as many trees as possible on the site while elevating the house above the hillside to allow water to flow undisturbed towards the tributaries of the Esopus Creek corridor. Based on a traditional longhouse typology, organized around the main central shared space, the bedrooms and bathrooms are situated on either side of the main space with open lofts above each bedroom. Eric Petschek Eric Petschek Constructed to passive house standards, the envelope of the house was assembled from prefabricated structural insulated panels (SIPs). The house is air-tig... More

Product • By VETTA Windows and DoorsCal Entry Door - Arctic, Presenta, Thermo

Cal Entry Door - Arctic, Presenta, Thermo

The King of Entry Doors. Dazzling curb appeal, sustainably harvested wood, passive house performance and state-of-the-art anti burglary design More

Project • By Atelier L'AbriPrivate Houses

Maison Melba

Atelier L'Abri presents Maison Melba, a place of life, creation, and exchange designed in harmony with the landscape and rustic heritage of the Village of Frelighsburg, on a small Eastern Townships road leading to Vermont. Alex Lesage Alex Lesage Alex Lesage Anchored in preservation and sustainability, this unique architectural project tells a story: that of the sensitive and sustainable renovation of a rural building nestled in the heart of the meadows and orchards emblematic of this agricultural region of southern Quebec. Alex Lesage Alex Lesage Alex Lesage Embodying the new owner's values of sharing and hospitality, the former 1970s automobile garage has been transformed into a living space that is open to... More

Project • By Karawitz ArchitecturePrivate Houses

Trilogis by Karawitz

EULOGY TO MODERNITY IN WOOD AND STRAW Located on the edge of the Forêt de Fontainebleau, the “Maison Trilogis” is more than just a single-family home complex: It can be described as an architectural manifesto, combining innovation, sustainability and harmony with the unique forest landscape. Emerging as the winning project from an international competition, this building complex of two prefabricated houses in timber-straw construction combines constructive innovation with the demanding passive house standard. Schnepp*Renou Schnepp*Renou The linear volume of the main building, which floats on steel piles and has floor-to-ceiling glazing, is integrated into the coordinate system formed by the verticals of the tr... More