Cheshire

Location:

Wellington

Completed:

2021

Project type:

  • Apartment & studio

Construction:

  • Structure: Structural Insulated Panels
  • Windows: timber frame, triple glazed
  • Cladding: trapezoidal profile pre-painted steel
  • Services: Separate MVHR/HP-HWC

Performance:

14 kWh/m2/year

Certification:

Passive House certification

Restrictive legal constraints combined with challenging site topography and ground conditions drove a unique design response to an ambitious brief. The client wished to develop a small rear section on a Wellington hillside into a Passive House apartment and attached studio unit.

Photo credit: Andy Spain Photography

Studio unit is available for rent on AirBnB

Cheshire – night view shutter
Cheshire – view from drive
Cheshire – night view window
Cheshire – night view entry
Cheshire – night view studio
Cheshire – moon view
Cheshire – Studio lounge
Cheshire – Studio
Cheshire – Apartment stairs
Cheshire – Apartment Dining
Cheshire – Apartment bed 1
Cheshire – Apartment bed 1
Cheshire – Apartment Lounge
Cheshire – Apartment kitchen
Cheshire – Apartment bed 2
Cheshire – Aerial view