HOUSE GAYA  CAPE TOWN

Built Area: 1100 sqm         

Location: Constantia, Cape Town        

Status:  Completed 2010    Photography: Jade Maxwell-Newton

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Project in cooperation with landscape architect John Baret. Private residence of about 1000 sqm built on a plot of 9 acres. Rectangular main building material clay, limestone from the East Coast and method rustic wooden frame - English 13th-century style with wooden members only. Home capable of producing about 2.5 KW\p\h on using photovoltaic cell - voltaic system, heat-pump and heating system - steam warming system is the sub - floor, heated pool and shower. cellar energy storage with batteries gel-based environmentally friendly.

• This residential Green start building set to be a landmark in upmarket urban living with “green” consciousness

• Central heating systems

• Waste water management for irrigation and gas production

• Passive cooling through mechanized louver systems

• Heated bio pool

• Full spa facilities

• LED lighting technology with option for house automation and wired/wireless communication

• Recycled bricks and timber

• A full timber frame house incorporating only mortice and tennon joints