Becsvölgye family house
The architectural design and spatial organization of the building greatly contribute to its energy-efficient operation. The building has a wooden frame structure, with lightweight adobe infill, which perfectly regulates the humidity of the air in the building. Space heating and domestic hot water is provided by an air-to-air heat pump system and an open-combustion brick stove. Solar panels were placed on the roof.
Adopted strategies
- Sun exposure and internal spatial organization (bioclimatic aspects)
The living room area of the building is surrounded by a covered terrace, which increases the living space with its direct connection and naturally mitigates the summer overheating.
2.Building services systems and renewable energy utilization
The building is heated by an open brick stove in the living room, which is supplied by an air duct in the floor. In the stove, a water-filled insert converts the heat generated during combustion into hot water, which is stored in a 1000 l tank in the boiler room. The floor heating (there is no other heat emitter) can be controlled by a central radio thermostat. The additional heating of the building is provided by an air-to-air heat pump system, which is connected to the same 1000 l tank as the brick stove. The domestic hot water demand of the building is provided by an air-to-air heat pump boiler located in the boiler room, which has a storage capacity of 300 l. There is one DHW circuit, without circulation and water-saving fittings. A solar panels were installed on the roof.
3.Material selection (certified materials)
Today, domestic legislation allows lightweight adobe to be used as a building material. In an agricultural environment, it is an easily available, natural and inexpensive material. Straw and sandy clay are used as a building material for filling structure. The supporting structure of the house is a wooden frame that carries the loads of the slab and the roof. Adobe is a great regulator of the air humidity in a residential building.
