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- Vitruvion
- ANJA GALLAS Photography
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A modern minor dwelling designed for a young family, featuring efficient space utilization and sustainable living solutions in Dairy Flat, Auckland.
Maximising space for a young family - 2022
This Minor dwelling or Minor Housing Unit (MHU) creates a moderate family home by coupling a main dwelling with a SIPs double car garaging plus loft / storage space.
In close proximity to the extended family home, this independent semi off-grid home was achievable on family land, and utilises a high-performance envelope and efficient plan to create comfortable affordable family living.
- Location: Dairy Flat, Auckland
- Building Footprint: 125m²
- Size: 180m², 2-bedroom, 1 bathroom + loft studio
- Foundation/floor: Insulated waffle slab with warm edge
- Cladding: Profiled sheet metal roof & walls + thermally modified pine
- Windows: Thermally broken aluminium with laminated double glazing
- Power & Heating: Mains connected. Under floor heating (hydronic in-slab)
- Wastewater: On-site black & grey water treatment
- Freshwater: Filtered rainwater
- Completed
- 2022
- Price range
- $0.5m - $1m
- Building style
- Modern
- Client
- Family Look
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