Design Buy Build Issue 20 2016 | Page 54

FEATURE KEBONY CLADDING KEBONY CLADDING FOR SWEDEN’S FIRST ROUND PASSIVE HOUSE Villa Circuitus sets a new precedent for high quality sustainable design L ondon: 29 March 2016] Developers Simone Kreutzer and Tommy Wesslund have recently completed work on an eco-home in Sweden, clad in Kebony. Villa Circuitus, meaning ‘a going around’ in Latin, is a spacious, circular 175 sq. m passive house containing four bedrooms and open plan kitchen and dining area. with special expertise in energy and ventilation, knowledge they brought to the design of their latest project. They were the creative minds behind this project and cooperated with Nina Sandahl from SAJT Arkitektstudio to design the bespoke home, Sweden’s first circular passive house. The house has a 35 sq. m veranda on the second storey, from which residents can view the beautiful landscape. Surrounding this veranda is a balustrade with integrated solar panels, which make the home self-sufficient for most of the year. The round shape is carefully designed to The Villa Circuitus was built to meet passive house requirements, with strict environmental demands in terms of design and construction materials. Both Simone Kreutzer and Tommy Wesslund are certified passive house experts 54