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1.     W5- Sustainable architecture Sydney – Anderson

When reading this article, as an architecture student I found his design options very clever and simple in providing a great home full of sustainable ideas. Anderson Architecture has won the Sustainable Building award for the Inner West. They achieved this award because of their excellent design decisions despite the building being a Federation house in Annandale.
The design plays around the idea of the Cubism, Gabrielle Pelletier, senior associate architect says “the home is now referred to as “the cube”, after its squared-off plan and window seats that look onto the lush surrounds outside” The outside concrete pool is heated by solar panels positioned on the roof, and the double glazed windows and passive solar design has allowed the building to be less reliant on the electricity. Not only has the design for allows for a flow of air through the building in the hotter months but has also reduced their financial costs.
The design of kitchen with a sky light allowing natural light and as well as all the other internal spaces, has utilised all aspects of passive design. I believe that to achieve sustainability especially in homes it is through architectural design. Especially in Australia passive design should allows be considered and designed into homes. All these architectural elements have improved the buildings performance and made the homeowners very happy.


1.      W5- Sustainable architecture Sydney – Anderson


When reading this article, as an architecture student I found his design options very clever and simple in providing a great home full of sustainable ideas. Anderson Architecture has won the Sustainable Building award for the Inner West. They achieved this award because of their excellent design decisions despite the building being a Federation house in Annandale.
The design plays around the idea of the Cubism, Gabrielle Pelletier, senior associate architect says “the home is now referred to as “the cube”, after its squared-off plan and window seats that look onto the lush surrounds outside” The outside concrete pool is heated by solar panels positioned on the roof, and the double glazed windows and passive solar design has allowed the building to be less reliant on the electricity. Not only has the design for allows for a flow of air through the building in the hotter months but has also reduced their financial costs.
The design of kitchen with a sky light allowing natural light and as well as all the other internal spaces, has utilised all aspects of passive design. I believe that to achieve sustainability especially in homes it is through architectural design. Especially in Australia passive design should allows be considered and designed into homes. All these architectural elements have improved the buildings performance and made the homeowners very happy.

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