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