





This eHaus Pacific is a Box Modern style home that is perfect for how the owners live now, and will easily adapt to any changes in the future.
This 250sqm, three-bedroom home is split over two levels, with distinctive floor to ceiling picture windows that make the most of the views out to sea and towards the hills.
In keeping with the home’s commitment to using quality materials, the striking exterior features hardworking Oblique™ Weatherboard by James Hardie which creates a modern aesthetic and helps the upper level stand out. The interior is designed to complement the way the couple like to live and entertain.
The upper level includes the main bedroom and a second living area with a kitchenette to provide independence and privacy when guests are staying.
Downstairs, an open-plan living and dining space opens to a covered patio with heating for year-round use.
The ventilated “closed kitchen” is a distinctive design feature. “It’s like an enlarged scullery. We call it the chef’s kitchen, and it has a sliding door to close it off. It is made for Chinese cooking which usually has strong aromas. We can stop them from wafting through the house as much as possible,” says Jee.
Nothing has been left to chance. The home is pre-wired for an internal lift should it be needed, solar panels on the roof and a 5000-litre water tank means they can be self-sufficient in an emergency.
Design Components
Floor: Fully insulated concrete pad with a U-value of 0.182 W/(m²K)
Wall: 140mm timber frame with service cavity U-value of 0.24 W/(m²K)
Window Joinery: Thermally broken aluminium - Uf value = 4.0 W/(m²K)
Glazing: Double Glazed Ug value=1.1 W/(m²K) g- value = 42%
Ventilation: Zehnder ComfoAir Q350 MHRV
Cladding: Oblique™ Weatherboard by James Hardie
Performance Specs
Heating Demand: 24.1 kW/(m²a)
Heating Load: 14.2 W/m²
Frequency of Overheating: 2.6% year over 25C
TFA: 176.2m²
Form Factor: 3.29
Air Leakage@50Pa: 0.9ACH
PER Demand: 39 kWh/(m²yr)
At eHaus, we live like efficiency is our point, and intelligent construction our norm. We live like our environment is a privilege and protecting it our responsibility. We live like New Zealanders are our passion, and ingenuity is our response.
eHaus was established in 2010 by Jon Iliffe and Baden & Glenda Brown with the dream of creating a New Zealand owned and operated specialist design and construction company using PassivHaus build and design principles.
Jon, a Mechanical Production Engineer from Rolls Royce Motors, arrived in New Zealand and looking to build a family home went seeking out alternative options and found the PassivHaus way.
Baden, a master builder of 20 years, disillusioned with the poor performance of the high-end homes he was building for clients, also was seeking other options, and discovered PassivHaus. Together, with Jon and Glenda - Financial director, eHaus was formed.
Our eHaus team is made up of some of the country's best Passive House builders, architects and designers who are redefining the way kiwis live, one home at a time. Our team of professionals work together to see your dreams come to reality.
Today eHaus is recognised as award winning and New Zealand leaders in PassivHaus design and construction. Find out more about eHaus and our teams here: https://ehaus.co.nz/
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