House of the Southern Sun

House of the Southern Sun
Address: Czech Republic
Completion:05/2021 – 07/2022
Area:363 m2
Built Up Area:355 m2


Energy standard: A (passive standard)
Implementation: Timber Construction Biskup, s.r.o.
Feng shui: Tereza Svobodová

Awards:

Timber House of the Year 2022 – winner of the semifinal round of the readership poll by the magazine Dřevo&stavby and the award from the Passive House Centre
Adapterra Awards database of good practice examples – Energy-efficient house built according to Feng-shui
Timber Construction Salon 2024 – participation in the prestigious showcase of modern wooden architecture
The passive house is designed as a single-story, rectangular structure with a flat extensive green roof aimed at providing healthy and thermally comfortable living with minimal operational costs, household expenses in the next stage of life, and a high degree of self-sufficiency that allows for an active life for the owners. The green roof also covers the garage and the covered parking area on the northern facade of the residential part. Photovoltaics are placed on the roof. The southern part of the property serves as the investors' garden. In the garden, there is a garden building that contains a storage room and a gym. The terrace at the southern facade is complemented by a swimming pond.
The house was designed in accordance with Feng-shui principles. Great emphasis was placed on sustainable measures.
The vertical load-bearing structures of the exterior shell are made of wooden solid panels DEKPANEL. The internal load-bearing walls are made of a lightweight wooden skeleton with columns. The foundation of the house is designed on foam glass.
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