Passive House Bessancourt by KARAWITZ Architecture

At Bessancourt in the Val d'Oise, the agency Karawitz Architecture in the first ever house Ile de France to receive the prestigious label europééen " Passivhaus . Closed to the north to minimize heat loss and open to the south for solar gain, this wooden house is a replica and abstract sculpture of a traditional house.

They are now one hundred to be built or under construction in France, Passive houses are however 2 to be certified in the country, including that of Karawitz Architecture .*

The European label "Passiv Haus Institute" is the basis for the construction of the house of postive energy Karawitz.Performance of this standard should be part of the future regulation RT2020, which places this house 10 years ahead of its time.

Located in Bessancourt in the Val d'Oise, it is so far: * - the first certified Passive House Ile de France - Passive house certified highest of France

Beyond its purely environmental qualities, the house promises Karawitz primarily to provide a "high use value" for its inhabitants.With its simple geometry and simple appearance, this house surprised by its welcoming first volume in ground garden.His curiosity is the Openwork siding on the outside and created a set of peculiar atmosphere inside.

It's a real encounter with the space, not only with the technical subject outside the norm, which is proposed here

They are now one hundred to be built or under construction in France, Passive houses are however 2 to be certified in the country, including that of Karawitz Architecture. The European label "Passiv Haus Institute is to basic construction of the house of postive energy Karawitz.Performance of this standard should be part of the future regulation RT2020, which places this house 10 years ahead of its time.

This house is so far the first certified Passive House Ile de France and the Passive house certified highest of France.

Beyond its purely environmental qualities, the house promises Karawitz primarily to provide a "high use value" for its inhabitants. With its simple geometry and simple appearance, this house surprised by its welcoming first volume in ground garden. His curiosity is the Openwork siding on the outside and created a set of peculiar atmosphere inside. It is a true encounter with space, with not only exceptional technical subject, which is proposed here.

And abstract sculptural replica of a traditional house, a physique that allows him to fit in harmoniously with its surrounding context and make it almost undetectable and superfluous its real advantage is its energy performance to an extreme.

Very closed to the north to limit losses and very open to the south for solar gain free, this home is the result of technical efforts still rare in France, however, made by French companies and French architecture firm.

The slab foundation is the only concrete element. The whole structure of the house comes from the assembly of solid wood panels very large, prefabricated and assembled on site workshop.

A second skin just wrap the skeleton of wood. The desire to install a perforated cladding was born of a double inspiration. Recalling both barns typical of this region or reeds in the suburbs, it passes the windows on the north and ends to take place on the roof. Components are identical to land on the large bay south to play with shadows and lights in the house, day and night. The natural material was instinctively chosen for its aesthetic and economic.

Photovoltaic panels on the roof completes the program and produce 2464985 kWh / year energy

SHON: 177m2

Budget: 0.28M €
Phase: Delivered in August 2009
MO: Private
Team: KARAWITZ with Solares Bauen (therm), DI Eisenhauer and Philippe Buchet (structure)
Location: Bessancourt (95) France

Photo © Hervé Abbadie and Karawitz

Thanks to Caroline @ Karawitz

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