The house relies substantially on passive solar principals. A double glazed conservatory space to the South elevation admits sunlight and solar gain, whilst an open plan with a central staircase creates a feeling of spaciousness whilst keeping cost down.

Further details of this house can be in the Sustainable Design section of our website, as well as on BASF's website. You can download the full documentation for the house here.

The practice won a competition to design and experimental one off house constructed in the grounds of Nottingham University. The brief required us to produce a solution which could be reproduced as a terrace for approximately £70000 and which was sufficiently energy efficient to require no heating.