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Architect

Sparks Architects sparksarchitects.com

Builder

Colin J Clark – Essentially Residential

Passive energy design

The site’s steep typography, unique climatic conditions, distant views and the location of neighbours all meant that a simple north-facing solution was not possible for this house. Instead, an innovative alternative passive design used

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