Terrace House | Ramp studio
A holiday house designed to be truly sustainable from construction to operation, while integrating into the existing landscape. Imperia / Italy / 2023
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Located in an area where severe seismic regulations and cultural heritage limitations take place, this project aims to deliver a contemporary design while addressing these design constraints as well as challenging sustainability goals.
Key sustainability features include:
- minimization of the embodied carbon of the construction: the entire structure is made of wooden CLT panels
- 100% electricity: the house is operated using 100% electricity of which 50% from PV panels
- reduction of water consumption: native plant species requiring minimum water have been selected and rainwater is collected from the roof and used for irrigation
- top energy performance: the house achieved the best performance according to the Italian energy rating system (A4).
- minimum excavation works and 100% excavation soil has been reused on-site.
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Located in an area where severe seismic regulations and cultural heritage limitations take place, this project aims to deliver a contemporary design while addressing these design constraints as well as challenging sustainability goals. Key sustainability features include: - minimization of the embodied carbon of the construction: the entire structure is made of wooden CLT panels - 100% electricity: the house is operated using 100% electricity of which 50% from PV panels - reduction...
- Year 2023
- Work started in 2020
- Work finished in 2023
- Status Completed works
- Type Single-family residence / Country houses/cottages / Modular/Prefabricated housing / Seaside houses
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