THE NEST
King River, Albany WA
A SCANDINAVIAN-inspired solar-passive bush home, where the “materials used contrasted with the natural surroundings but didn’t look out of place”. Winner at the 2019 Master Builders-Bankwest Building Excellence Awards for the Great Southern region.
Key design features:
• Continuous wall and roof sheet metal cladding
• Extensive use of local materials
• Double glazed argon filled windows and skylights
• Fully automated cross flow ventilation and shading systems
• Heating and cooling through the use of thermal mass
• PV Solar Electricity generation
• State of the art heat pump hot water system with ring mains
• Water wise design with rain water storage
• Aerobic Treatment Unit sewage system with grey water reticulation system
• PV Solar Heat pump heated indoor pool
• Customised cabinetry throughout (no materials that incorporate MDF)
• All materials and paints have low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
• Build to comply with new Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) construction standards
