franklin azzi architecture: passive house, normandy france

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

franklin azzi architecture designed ‘passive house’, through renovating a former hunting house in normandy, france. the extension consists of wood, canvas covers a camouflage of the cuban army. above is a wooden terrace overlooking the valley. slabs of the house to the left and right include a heated floor and external industrial sockets. in front of the house is a bunker made from concrete for an office.

the project meets the requirements of high environmental quality as it includes rainwater collection,  the use of solar energy (hybrid) and geothermal energy, and reduction of raw material by optimizing the efforts to structure. the assembly of the structure was done on site with all recyclable materials from a distance of 100km.  wood and vegetable fibers are used for the walls providing insulation and  windows provide natural ventilation, etc.

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

the former hunting house image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

construction of ‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

construction of ‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ bedroom image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ interior image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

‘passive house’ by franklin azzi architecture image courtesy franklin azzi architecture

client: vw architect: franklin azzi architecture area: 60m 2 land area: 1600m 2 estimated cost of the operation: 150 000 euros delivery date: december 2007 time frame: 8 months activity: house construction company : mrc : denis le moine construction location: normandy france yport