passive houses

Award winning passive houses:

Villa Langenkamp - New Minimalism - Denmark

Architects: langenkamp.dk

The cube shaped house with its clean lines is delicately set in the landscape with east-west orientation. It's north-facing area consisting of an entrance area, vestibule, utility room and garage. With the bedrooms and bathrooms to the east and the kitchen , dining room and living room to the west, the floor plan is clearly divided into zones.

The entryway becomes part of the living area, resulting in a particularly effective use of space. The interlinkage of the interior core areas and open spaces has been accomolished successfully: a floor-to-ceiling window opens directly opposite each interior window.

Outstanding attention to details is evident: the kitchen can be separeted by means of sliding, floor-to-ceiling panels, which disappear into the wall when open.

Multi-family apartment building in Liebefeld -Switzerland

Architects: Halle 58 Architekten

The three storey apartments are accessible to the north-east by means of combined stairwell. as a result, the layout opens out beautifully towards the south and the west. On the southern side of the building, the large combined kitchen and living area with expansive patio provides an appealing familial focal point.

The project is a perfect example of the creative freedom available to Passive House architects: large glazed areas reaching from floor to ceiling unobstructed by radiatorsm spacious sorrounding balconies with integrated shading to prevent overheating in summer.

Single-family house in Kamakura, Japan

Architects: KEY Architects - Miwa Mori

The building is accessible from the west. Its bedrooms are situated on the ground floor while the upper floor contains the common areas with direct access to the roof top terrace via an external staircase.

The architectural style is characterized by the building's cubic form and subdued, straightfroward facade of dark wood. the building serves as a perfect example of the successful adaptation of the Passive House concept to the hot and humid climate of Kamakura. 

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