Creating sustainable, comfortable and efficient accommodation

Advaita Way House was designed using sustainability principles and natural low maintenance materials. The brief for Paul Robertson Architect was to create a minimalist home that would sit unimposingly within the landscape. Internal spaces were to be maintained at an ambient temperature using passive climate control, and kept isolated from insects using protective screening.

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Solution

The home was built in two layers: an inner glass skin to create a comfortable living space that makes use of the magnificent views, and an outer skin of Crimsafe stainless steel mesh security screening to provide a layer of separation between the inside and the flora and fauna outdoors.

Crimsafe Tensile-Tuff® mesh offers outstanding passive climate control, inhibiting radiant heat transfer by up to 53%, keeping the interior cooler in warmer weather and minimising heat loss during cooler months.

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The special weave and aperture of the mesh (1.5mm x 1.5mm) both inhibit entry of flies and mosquitos, and assist the architectural design elements that control the prevailing breezes and promote cross ventilation indoors.

The size of the exterior panels exceeded the normal size range of Crimsafe screens and mesh. By incorporating a mid-rail and creating an unobtrusive section above the natural line of vision, greater strength was achieved while the expansive view was preserved.

Project details

Project: Advaita Way House

Location: Natural Bridge, Queensland

Design: Paul Robertson Architect

Product: Crimsafe Tensile-Tuff® mesh

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