They say a house is not a home without a cat, but despite being a cat-lover I would say that a house is not a home without an awesome home gym and fully equipped kitchen. I would be very happy to move into this eco-friendly sustainable Green House by Swedish builder Sarah. Extending from the rock-face, this house makes full use of the sun’s power with solar panels and lots of windows for light. The central column has a nice colour combination to tone in with the surrounding natural environment.
There are some clever techniques used in the construction. For example, I love the panels that surround the balcony made by slotting panes of glass into lever bases.
In addition, the interior is beautifully furnished, all ready for me to move in. There’s a gym with weights and pull-up bar, modern kitchen, bedroom and sitting room plus a lounger for relaxing in during those warm summer afternoons.
Seems like an awful lot of glass to allow heat transfer for an eco friendly house…
A lot of eco-friendly houses have enormous glass facades with a combination of triple-paned glasses and glazing resulting in five times the insulation…
http://www.motherearthliving.com/home-products/window-shopping-energy-efficient-eco-friendly-windows-and-frames
We’ve got triple pane windows in Sweden, so it can be eco friendly.
Bustin, it is clearly triple-glazed, thermally efficient glass on the south side of the property to maximise solar gain…this is a ‘passivhaus’ as you can tell by the lack of radiators or internal fireplaces. :-)
Love this build. At first, I wondered if it was built into a cave (because of the rock work). There are a few houses like this in USA, & they are very energy efficient.