Architecture
Expansive glazing and carefully considered building orientation maximise soft, even natural light throughout the home. This reduces reliance on artificial lighting, enhances wellbeing, and creates a calm, uplifting interior from sunrise to sunset.
The structure is formed from European-engineered CLT panels, digitally modelled and CNC-fabricated for dimensional accuracy. This low-carbon, high-strength system enables rapid assembly, reduced on-site waste, and a lightweight structure ideally suited to the natural topography.
A continuous, high-performance thermal envelope combines airtight construction, advanced insulation layers and thermally optimised glazing. This system maintains stable indoor temperatures year-round, minimises energy demand, and enables the home to operate with an energy surplus.
A balanced mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery supplies continuous, filtered fresh air while extracting stale air. This maintains optimal indoor air quality, regulates humidity levels, and preserves thermal energy — ensuring a healthy, stable and energy-efficient indoor environment year-round.
The home is designed to operate with exceptionally low energy demand through a combination of passive design, airtight construction, high-performance insulation and efficient mechanical systems. These strategies reduce operational energy use and enable the building to achieve an energy surplus over its lifecycle.
Connection to nature is achieved through performance-led design. Landscape, water elements and building orientation work together to moderate the microclimate, supporting passive cooling and reducing heat gain. Precisely calibrated glazing ratios and views maximise daylight and landscape connection while maintaining thermal stability, comfort and circadian wellbeing.
