PASSIVE HOUSE

MONTREUIL FRANCE

Location: Montreuil, France
Mission: Architecture project
Area: 200 m²
Client: Private
Partners: Keeplanet
Budget: 300 000 Euros
Project Type: Private
Status: Project suspended

The project proposes an architecture typology located in the narrow urban morphology of Montreuil.

PASSIV HAUS
Each element is designed for the «PASSIV HAUS» certification in order to guarantee the energy performance and expenses. The structure of the project in solid wood which already guarantees the strong insulation of the house to which, the high perfomance therma insulation is added. The position and size of the glass windows are designed in order to optimize the light gaining and to avoid energy loss.

TWO SUPERPOSED VOLUMES
The opaque volume on the bottom placed an independent studio of 28m ² with its own access to the garden. The top volume consists of two floors; a living room floor and another floor of the bedrooms that are connected by a straight internal staircase.

DIFFERENT ROOF SLOPES
The orientation of the slopes of the roofs varies in relation to the interior space of the project that maximizes the contribution of natural light in R + 2 rooms. The light through the ceiling of the roof penetrates even into the living room north of the R + 1 through the staircase void.