By Bob Burnett Architecture
The ultimate Superhome combines high-performance thermal efficiency, super sustainability, and high-quality architecture providing the best possible liveability... Thoughtfully combining these elements with design integrity is the winning combination. Amazing light-filled spaces, create drama, capturing the fantastic views from this fabulous hill site. This Superhome has been designed using systems thinking. In a typical home, a wall is about 10 times is good as glazing, at preventing heat losses. The high-performance European style glazing in this design is about the same as a typical NZ wall. As for the walls, in this design, they are more than double the normal NZ standard. Correctly proportioned openings to balance technical and architectural objectives is key. Other techniques include a warm roof with thermal bridge free- continuous super-insulation and very generous-sized eaves (roof overhangs) that provide optimised shading protecting from overheating.