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Sanctuary Magazine Issue 14 - Visionary Villa - Parkside, SA Green Home Profile
Sanctuary Magazine Issue 14 - Visionary Villa - Parkside, SA Green Home Profile
Visionary
villa In its original state this Adelaide
villa was hard to love, but a clever
renovation has turned it into a
bright and comfortable family home
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From the street, the house is
intriguing, with the modern
lines of the new living room
and garage tucked beside the
retained gabled facade and
ironwork verandah.
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Vents at the top and bottom
of the living area’s north wall
allow air warmed by the
Trombe wall to be admitted
or excluded.
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Clerestory windows bring
north light into the bedrooms
located on the southern edge
of the property. Rammed
earth walls provide a lovely
warm aesthetic in the living
areas and bedrooms, a huge
amount of thermal mass that
helps to moderate the internal
temperature, and a necessary
sound break between living
areas and bedrooms.
Rammed earth is a mixture
of sand and rubble from a
quarry mixed with cement
and a little water. This is
D tipped into in situ 600mm
A large retractable shade high formwork and
protects the courtyard and compacted with rammers
the north-facing wall of the approximately 200mm at a
house from the summer sun. time… gradually the wall is
L It cost approximately $8000 built up in 600mm
The exterior of the house is for around 16 square metres. increments. In the wall in this
clad with Colorbond and fibre photo you can see the lines
cement sheet. Eaves protect left by each form section.
the north-facing windows of
the upstairs loft or hobby
retreat, and the house’s living
areas open out to an
expansive patio covered with
Vergola adjustable roofing
louvres.
from the sun. Deciduous plants in the courtyard will provide further “They were very good clients. They wanted to do everything they
summer shading as they grow. could to be green, and they had a realistic budget to do that,” Thomas
Inside, Thomas specified polished concrete floors for additional says. “Most of our clients are committed to green design, but some
thermal mass, keeping the house warmer in winter and cooler in summer. decide that some of the ‘bells and whistles’ can be added later. In this Ground Floor Plan
Good ventilation helps too: a series of vents at floor level distributes cool case, the clients let us drive the selection of construction techniques, 1 Bedroom
1 2 Bedroom
air from underfloor pipes while higher vents expel hot air from under the materials and technolgies, and we were able to design a fully integrated GARDEN
3 Bedroom
Do not scale dimensions. Confirm all dimensions on site. Inform Architect if conflict occurs between details. Ensure that any alterations to the documents are in writing before proceeding.
raked ceilings. A Seeley Climate Wizard “dry” evaporative cooler helps to system hence significantly increasing the level of efficiency. 4 Living room
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The house also ticks plenty of boxes when it comes to reducing of temperature, ventilation and light,” she adds. “We hardly need lights CLIENT
water consumption: technologies introduced include 60,000 litres of on during the day now; we like the configuration of the spaces, and the
ADDRESS
64 Kenilworth Rd
Parkside SA
rainwater storage, greywater recycling for subsurface irrigation of the front courtyard. Whereas before we had a large backyard that we found
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JUNE 2009
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family’s extensive vegetable garden and fruit trees, and low-flow taps and hard to manage, the new smaller outdoor spaces are delineated and DRAWN
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shower heads. therefore easier to use. It’s just a great house to live in and enjoy now.” ISSUE DATE REVISION
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Lighting
– Ledion LED lighting to all living areas and
bathrooms, sourced from CIDA Lighting
www.ledion-lighting.com; www.cida.com.au
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