Description
The Clovelly House is an environmentally friendly three bedroom, semi-detached house, with an in-ground swimming pool and off-street car parking. The house is in Clovelly, an inner city suburb of Sydney, Australia.
The home was designed by Kennedy Associates Architects and completed in 2004. It was designed to meet the spatial and accessibility needs of the owner with ambulant disabilities.
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The eco house meets best practice in urban design and sustainable design and demonstrates a model for the integration and management of an open plan format with thermal and acoustic comfort.
The house incorporates a range of innovations beyond the normal approaches of passive solar and environmental design, including a vertical ‘green wall’ grey water treatment system, the first of its kind in Australia.
The house has won several prestigious awards for its achievements in integrating sustainable principles and innovations within a strong modernist architectural language and, in particular, for its outstanding performance in water management on a 234m2 site.
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Rainwater harvested from 100sqm of roof area is stored in three 3000 litre tanks. This water is used for the in-ground pool, showers, baths and hand basins. Overflow stormwater is directed to the stormwater pit to recharge the aquifer.
All water on site, excluding black water, is retained and reused on site. The Clovelly House is the first building in Australia to use a 'green wall’ grey water treatment system, designed by Kennedy Associates and Environmental Design and Solutions. Grey water filtered and polished through the wall is diverted for use in the toilet and washing machine.
"The Clovelly House achieves a minimum of 75% reduction in town water usage. That is a saving of approximately, 115,000 litres of water per year in a two person household."
the house benchmarks water management technology including a triple pipe reticulation system to accommodate rainwater harvesting and grey water reuse
retains and reuses all water on site other than black water and is the first building in Australia to use a 'green wall’ grey water treatment system
achieves a minimum 75% reduction in town water usage
treated grey water used for the toilet and washing machine
onsite rainwater storage for 9000 litres used for showers, baths and hand basins
in-ground swimming pool exclusively maintained by on site storage of roof water
onsite management of overflow stormwater to recharge aquifer
Thermal properties
* thermal chimneys provide solar space heating and cooling to living areas
* skylights enhance passive solar performance of living areas
* full insulation of internal and external walls and ceilings
* adjustable external louvres to western sun
Eco friendly power and lighting
* provision for solar power generation
* low wattage lighting, including PL and LED
* solar space and water heating including the pool
Eco friendly materils used on the house
* zero voc (volatile oganic compounds) / bio paints
* vegetable based oils to all timber floors
* sustainable timber and building products
* minimal use of off-gassing materials
* non use of copper in plumbing
Landscape
* native and indigenous plantings
* green wall utilises bio systems and plantings to purify and polish grey water
Eco friendly appliances
* 5 star refrigeration
* induction heating to stove
* solar hot water and pool heating
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