Sugar Bush - Green Building Development
Location Hout Bay / South Africa
Duration 04/2007 - 08/2007
Size 20 single dwellings on security estate
Service Architectural Stages 1-2
Green Building Consultation

20 free standing single dwellings on security eco estate.

Eco-Friendly Features:

· Latest energy-saving devices fitted to all homes
· Water-saving devices for showers and toilets
· A grey-water system to reuse suitable effluents for irrigation
· An integrated waste management system
· Local building materials based on renewable resources
· Indigenous plants and the creation and ecological niches
· Porous surfaces for parking areas to reduce the rain run-off & prevent flooding
· Double-glazing and maximum insulation
· Environmentally sensitive approach to design and construction