Architect exposes SIPs as interior lining
By Formance
After being involved in a SIP project, Blenheim architect Tim Barton decided to incorporate Formance SIPs into his own home. Constructed by Formance build partner Fairfield Construction, this project displays excellent craftsmanship at very high quality.
Designed by and for the architect himself, Tim Barton's home is located in Blenheim, on a site with spectacular views of Wither Hills and The Ned. The house exterior demonstrates striking contrast of black, white, and bright orange.
Leaving the OSB exposed in the home was an economic and design choice, and it's beautifully finished with wooden door frames and corners.
In some areas of the house, Tim chose to paint the OSB on Formance SIPs, creating textured and coloured feature walls. If you're wondering how you're able to use SIPs as an interior lining on your project - go to our technical bulletin on SIPs as an Interior Lining.
The project was built with R4.3 (165mm) Formance SIPs with some R2.8 (115mm) used on the internal walls.
The ambient lighting and circular feature light enhance the warm wooden tones in the space. The blue kitchen leads to a spacious scullery with an effective colour change to light grey cabinetry and wooden upper cabinetry.
For a home to give superior performance its essential to separate the interior and exterior environments well.
One of the most critical elements of a sustainable home is the building envelope (the roof, external walls and the floor). You don’t have control of the outside environment; but with the right choices you can have control of the inside one.
Formance Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are a high-performance building material for the ultimate sustainable home. They provide high insulation, high strength and a low eco-footprint for your building envelope. The right material choice for ongoing high performance in hot and cold climatic zones anywhere in New Zealand.
Formance SIPs used: Walls & Roof, 165mm (R4.3)
Builder: Fairfield Construction
Architect: Tim Barton Architects
Location: Blenheim
Floor Area: 310 m2
Built: 2020
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It’s no secret many New Zealanders live in cold, damp homes. Mould, leaks, and draughts damage health, and 1,600 New Zealanders die every year as a direct result of living in unhealthy, poorly insulated homes. And sadly, it’s not only old houses that cause problems. The reality is that new homes built to current building code are also inadequate because New Zealand’s building standards lag far behind the rest of the developed world.
Traditional methods of construction have cold thermal bridges in the building envelope through their timber framing, and for insulation they only just meet the minimum requirements. They’re also heavily reliant on the installer doing it right and as they slump over time they lose their effectiveness.
Formance Structural Insulated Panels, or SIPs are a high-performing building material for the ultimate energy efficient home. Replacing the timber framing building envelope with Formance panels provides continuous insulation with near zero air leakage, creating a consistently warmer, drier and healthier indoor environment for the long term.
If you’re the kind of person who loves wearing shorts and a t-shirt around home regardless of the season then take a look at upgrading your building envelope to Formance. You will kiss goodbye to high power bills and enjoy four seasons of summer every year.
To learn more about energy efficient comfortable living, visit the Formance website, or contact us!
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