Low Energy Buildings Database

New Farmhouse

Kirsty Maguire Architects worked in collaboration with Hope Homes and Morgan Associates to design and build this farmhouse to the Passivhaus standard. Construction started in August of 2012, and the building was completed and certifed as a Passivhaus 12 months later. The house has a timber frame with I-joists, glulam beams and zinc cladding for the roof, a small wood burning stove, with hot water provided by an air source heat pump.

Construction type	Other	Project type	New build
Property type	Detached	Sector	Private Residential
Location	Ayrshire -	Project owner	Kirsty Maguire Architect Ltd
	Passivhaus certified building

Hope View House

Built into a steeply sloping site, this elegant forever-home maximizes the panoramic views of the surrounding countryside in an Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty.The site has a collection of Listed Buildings at the base of the hill prone to flooding. A Paragraph 55 exception dwelling was required to unlock planning policy, and Passivhaus was set as a statement of intent at planning stage.There are three key components to the concept: trees, meadow, house. The upper part of the site has been planted by the clients with over 1200 deciduous trees, whilst the lower part of the site has been replanted as wildflower meadow and orchard. The long and low south facade, a horizontal accent in the hillside, draws an 85m line of stone between the two landscapes just as the neighbouring dwellings across the valley do. As the local stone craftsmanship is such a key feature of the design, keeping the stone masons happy was an important task on site.

Construction type	-	Project type	New build
Property type	Detached	Sector	Private Residential
Location	- Herefordshire	Project owner
	Passivhaus certified building

Fairways, Hope Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire

An exciting development within the historic town of Banbury of 11 two- and three-bedroom terraced homes, all Passive certified. Commissioned by Cherwell Council.Available as affordable housing, these 11 homes are between 81m2 and 93m2 in size and consist of the following:- 2 x two-bedroom homes- 9 x three-bedroom homes

Construction type	-	Project type	New build
Property type	Mid Terrace	Sector	Private Residential
Location	Banbury Oxfordshire	Project owner	Beattie Passive