Tarras House

Bendigo terraces, Tarras

Old gold country. The terraces were dug by hand in the 1860s and the house sits on one of them, its long wall following the cut.

The first house we triple-glazed throughout. Minus twelve in July, thirty-four in January, and the house holds twenty inside without a fan or a flue.

Specification

Site: Bendigo terraces, 18 ha
Completed: Autumn 2021
Floor area: 455 m²
Bedrooms: Four
Structure: Schist plinth, larch frame, steel roof plane
Glazing: Triple-glazed throughout
Envelope: Passive-house detailing
Materials: Central Otago schist, Charred larch, Blackened steel, Lime plaster

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