A VISION:
WE BELIEVE IN A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, THEN THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE ARTIFICIAL AND THE NATURAL CAN BE FOUND AGAIN. BY BEING ACTIVE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS IN THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS.
OUR "SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT" IS VERY BASIC, INVOLVING A SIMPLE DESIGN-RELATED SOLUTION WHICH ALLOWS A NATURAL AND FLEXIBLE USE OF THE BUILDING WITH LOW OPERATIONAL COSTS
WE CALL IT THE "HOUSE IN HOUSE" CONCEPT AND IT IS BASICALLY A DESIGN WITH DOUBLE SHELLS.
A HOUSE WITH A DOUBLE SHELL
PROVIDES:
- AN OUTER SHELL PROTECTING AGAINST THE ELEMENTS
- AN INTERIOR SHELL ENSURING COMFORT
- AN "IN BETWEEN SPACE", WHICH GIVES THE BUILDING SPECIAL QUALITIES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS:
- OPPORTUNITY FOR ZONING OF THE LAYOUT WHICH ENABLES A MORE DIFFERENTIATED USE OF THE SPACE,
- FOR EXAMPLE, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SEASONAL CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS ETC
- THE "IN BETWEEN SPACE" AS A GREEN ROOM OFFERS A NEW DIMENSION IN EXPERIENCING THE BUILDING
- OPPORTUNITY FOR A SIMPLE,
COMMON SENSE-BASED ENERGY ECONOMY: THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE COMBINATION OF BOTH PASSIVE (GREENHOUSE EFFECT, HEAT-STORAGE) AND ACTIVE SYSTEMS (SOLAR PANELS, HEAT EXCHANGERS ETC) CREATES AN OPTIMIZED ENERGY EFFICIENCY
THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN TESTED IN "REAL LIFE" IN A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE BUILT IN 2000: THE TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND IS 33kwh/m2/y WITHOUT ANY USE OF HEAT PUMPS, SOLAR PANELS OR OTHER TECHNICAL SOLUTION!
