At 9:55 pm on October 29th, EBS1 aired ‘Challenge! The episode ‘Building an ultra-low-cost passive house’ will be broadcast.
A passive house that offers both cost-effectiveness and convenience!
A green house that can be found along the metasequoia road in Damyang, Jeollanam-do. It is surrounded by silver corrugated steel plates and green tiles, giving it an exotic feel. There is only one reason to use exterior material as a challenging material! It was to build a passive house on a low budget.
A couple who worked as a university professor and lecturer. After retirement, I dreamed of getting out of my stuffy apartment and living in the countryside. My wife, who thought that her dream would come true once she committed, blindly bought land and put the house she was living in up for sale. Since this is the house I will live in for the rest of my life, I decided to build a passive house! However, as material and labor costs rose before the first shovel was broken, design costs gradually exceeded the couple’s budget. Apartment prices are falling day by day, but they are not selling. Since they were building a house after retirement and had no source of income, the couple stopped everything for a year to avoid taking on debt. However, they felt that life was too short to get lost in worries… In the end, the two decided to build a house again after saving up the husband’s retirement money and the wife’s pension.
The couple’s total budget is 400 million! Although the budget was insufficient to build a passive house, it is not impossible if you give up a few things. The first thing the two gave up on was the size of the house! About 5 pyeong was reduced. In addition, we chose corrugated steel sheets and tiles instead of high-quality bricks and red cedar, which we had been eyeing for exterior materials. Thanks to the bold changes, the house became smaller and easier to maintain, and the unique materials made it the prettiest house that stands out the most in the neighborhood.
What makes this house even more special is its curves! Building a passive house at an ultra-low cost was important, but design was also important. The owner was torn between the architect’s design and construction difficulties. In the end, I decided to adjust the curvature! Curves, which are difficult to see in passive houses, are everywhere, from the roof to the exterior walls and interior spaces. The addition of the curved surface creates an even more special house.
Among the curves of the house, the part that deserves the most attention is the round eaves. They say that in a passive house where heat blocking is important, large windows were installed without external blinds. This was possible thanks to the eaves. An architect calculated that the height of the sun rises and sets each month. The height and angle of the roof were adjusted according to the angle of sunlight. Thanks to precise design, light does not enter the house in the hot summer, and sunlight enters the house in the winter, creating a warm house.
A couple whose lives changed 180 degrees after living in a house! The wife, who is obsessed with pottery, won’t leave the studio, and the husband will go out to the yard every morning to learn how to build a house. These two people said that the second chapter of their lives became warmer after building a house. Let’s explore the passive house of two people who are said to be both cost-effective and cost-effective.
Dreaming of an ultra-low-cost home in the Super-E House complex.
All houses in the housing development district in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province were built in the Super-E House complex called Canada Passive House. Today’s protagonist is said to be the cheapest house built among the certified houses in this complex… .
A wife who lived in a small house in Osaka. After meeting my Korean husband and getting married, I started living in an apartment, but the square space was suffocating. After deciding to live a different life, I started looking for land in earnest! My husband, who wanted to build a warm, long-lasting house with his children, decided to build a ‘Super-E House’ called a Canadian passive house. He said he didn’t think long about it because it was a healthy wooden house that minimized environmental load and energy usage using eco-friendly materials.
The problem is cost! The client wanted to spend as little money as possible while building a highly airtight house. The first way to build frugally is to do interior design yourself! My husband said that he left the functional aspects of a passive house to experts and then focused on non-performance items. Since he was in charge of drawing work on the set, the interior design, lighting, and kitchen furniture were completed in two months. Thanks to this, we save about 70 million won! The second know-how is ‘panelizing method.’ Since the walls are made in a factory and then assembled on site, the frame is completed in two days. This construction method has many advantages in terms of cost because as the construction period is shortened, labor costs are also reduced. Thanks to hard work and saving, the total cost to complete the mid-50 pyeong house was 350 million! It is said that the area has doubled compared to when I lived in an apartment, and as the square footage has increased, my happiness has also increased.
The husband said he worked hard to fit not only the budget but also the family’s lifestyle. For the children, an attic was built in every room and a hammock was installed where they could run around to their heart’s content. It is also essential to have a common space that can be shared on both the first and second floors! For my wife who likes open spaces, the first floor is a studio-type structure with no doors or walls. In particular, the kitchen and utility room, where my wife spends most of her time, have open shelves so that items can be seen at a glance. In order to create a sense of openness, not only the opaque glass in the bathroom but also the locking device was omitted… .
A Korean-Japanese couple wanted to have a special house that was only built in the world. A bench and kitchen were created to create a Korean feel, and 100-year-old antique furniture was placed there, while various Japanese props, a glazed door, and a dry toilet were used to harmoniously incorporate Japanese style. Even though it is a passive house, it is said to be a stylish house with diagonal points throughout the house.
We explore the Canadian Passive House of two people who have achieved both the performance and construction costs of the house.
Economy Queen Reporter Park Yu-mi Photo = EBS Architectural Exploration House
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