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Beautiful double storey 3 Bedrooms Passive House : Åsunden by Svenskhomes


Beautiful double storey 3 Bedrooms Passive House


This article explores a beautiful double storey 3 Bedrooms Passive House : Åsunden by Svenskhomes


Beautiful double storey 3 Bedrooms Passive House






This double storey 144 m² house features 3 large bedrooms , and a huge living area provided with cathedral large windows , in a perfect blend of luxury , elegant design and plain functionality.




The ground floor holds 2 of the bedrooms , a Sauna room , utility room , the kitchen and the living room :


The kitchen is fully illuminated through big windows :




The living room is just huge , about ~ 70 sq m , with panoramic cathedral windows :







 The house counts with a Sauna Room , with a glass door right hand hung , hardwood sauna seat and internal sauna panels .

The master bedroom can be isolated to include the bathroom and the Sauna , as a private unit : 



The upper floor  holds the 3 rd bedroom :


Being a Passive House , all measures for insulation have been taken .

The walls are made of 145 mm Timber profile (planed and treated) , with 145 mm mineral wool insulation and vapor control .  
The stairs and balustrade are of pine clear lacquered . 
All windows are triple glazed , and so the glazed doors , and with ventilation valves .
Floors have 95 mm mineral wool insulation .

In sum , the  Åsunden by Svenskhomes is a beautiful double storey 3 Bedrooms Passive House , which can be visited for more details at the builder's web site 

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The Elegant and Affordable 2 Bedrooms "Mora" Passive House designed by Svenskhomes

Elegant and Affordable "Mora" House designed by Svenskhomes



The Elegant and Affordable 2 Bedrooms "Mora"  Passive House


This post presents you the "Mora" house , an economic but really elegant and affordable 2 Bedrooms  pretty Timber Frame  Passive House , by Svenskhomes  , at Suffolk .




This 99.27 m²  double storey house features another 88.55 sq m of veranda and balcony .
Featuring a reverse living design , this pretty home allows you to enjoy panoramic views from the huge cathedral windows at the upper floor living room with a balcony :



This smartly designed house provides another living room at the ground floor :





The stairs and balustrade are made of pine clear lacquered .



At the ground floor , there is a beautiful kitchen , plenty of windows and light :








Besides the kitchen , there is an utility room , with an external door :



The ground floor includes also a bedroom with a bathroom :






The upper floor features , besides the living room , a master bedroom with a private bathroom :






Being a Passive House , there has been carefully taken care all insulation issues on walls , roof and windows .
The roof contains 230 mm mineral wool insulation with windshield , and 60 mm air ventilation and vapor control layer . 
The windows are triple glazed with ventilation valves. Also the glazed doors are triple glazed .
The timber walls include 145 mm mineral wool insulation plus plastic foil vapor control . And the floors have 10 mm damp proof membrane board with 195 mm mineral wool insulation  , and also an  22 mm T&G floor moisture resistant particleboard .





In sum ,  the "Mora" house is an economic but really pretty Timber Frame  Passive House , built by Svenskhomes  , at Suffolk . 




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Passive Houses



passive houses




Passive Houses



The present article boards  Passive Houses and its properties , taking as the main sample one of the passive houses on sale by the best builders in the market , Scandinavian Homes Ltd .

 Scandinavian Homes Ltd have fixed a standard in the passive houses construction in Europe , merging together elegance and style , and the smart design of ecologic friendly passive houses .

The following is a passive house built by   Scandinavian Homes Ltd    :





Passive Houses are buildings which ensure indoor comfortable climate , together with the absence of a conventional heating system .

For example , in the coldest day of the winter , a passive house can keep a constant temperature of 20 degrees , requiring less than 10 watt / sq m .

This extraordinary advance is reached by creating a system of ailment and ventilation working together to keep the heat while eliminating the moisture of the air :





The floors are separated from the cold of the ground by polystyrene insulation , pressure impregnated bearing boards , damp proof membrane board supporting insulation , 195mm mineral wool insulation and 22mm T&G floor moisture resistant particleboard .





The walls are doubled Timber profile , with mineral wool insulation and plastic foil vapor control ,  and the windows are triple glazed with ventilation valves .







Finally , the roof includes 230 mm mineral wool insulation with windshield , 60 mm air ventilation , vapor control layer , and internal timber ceiling panel . 

The following is a floor section of the house :





As said , this passive house is on sale at   Scandinavian Homes Ltd  , measures ~ 100 sq m , being the following its plan : 








More  Scandinavian Homes Ltd passive houses can be found here . A nice brochure on the issue can be downloaded here .











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