10 Star Superhome

A 140m2 two storey three bedroom dwelling with two spacious high standard bathrooms and attached carport. NZ’s 1st 10 homestar rated home; it needed to tick all the boxes to score a perfect 10 and also has a 5 Star Lifemark standard. Super-insulated and super-energy efficient with no power bill, an environmentally sound dwelling that is very healthy, warm, dry, comfortable and also attractive, liveable, incredibly practical, and delightful to live in. There are over 30 innovations that are not common in typical NZ homes. The ground floor accommodates a large living room utilising passive solar principles, with the centrally located stair separating the entry, kitchen/dining and utility areas, like toilet, laundry and walk in pantry. The attached car port provides covered rear access. The stair landing has space for an office desk and storage each side. The Master bedroom has a large ensuite, good storage and access to a small balcony. Efficient space planning eliminated waste space, for example no hallway. The home relates very well to the Church Square environment. Designed as an exemplar home and demonstration project for the SUPERHOME movement providing open source sharing of design, technology and information for public and the industry. The idea has been to create awareness by sharing ideas through a network of industry leaders in home design and construction on how best to build compact but spacious, clever high rated homes for the mass market that provide the best possible value in terms of affordability and ongoing cost of ownership and return on investment. Credit Engineer HFC Group