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Chris and Loveday Phillips House

Geraldine
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After taking a few years to find the right site in Geraldine, my clients finally found a corner site that the current owner wanted to subdivide, creating a 469 sq.m site with its own road frontage but with the narrow end facing north to challenge me somewhat to create the best passive solar design I could. But with just one bedroom required I was able to maximize all main spaces with a north and east aspect for outdoor living access. The separate garage and office completed the development with room to spare for vege gardens at the back. A low pitch sloping ceiling with a backslope north eave crowns the main living space while the rest of the house has a standard truss roof with 2.4m stud. The house is just 117.55m2 plus an additional 40.66m2 for the separate garage and office. All standard Solabode design features were incorporated to make this one of the warmest and most energy efficient homes in South Canterbury. And… for the first time in New Zealand, this house features internal cement free rammed earth veneer walls, in the pantry (for coolth storage) and fire alcove (for thermal mass). The master earth builder behind this wonderful new innovation is Stefan Warnaar of Earth Studio; earthstudio.co.nz | 027 753 6764

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