TK 7323 4 8 30
HOY 2021 Top 100
HOY 2021 TAR Supreme QM 1
HOY 2021 TAR Gold QM 2
HOY 2021 TAR Regional Category QM 2
HOY 2021 TAR Regional Craftsmanship QM 1
HOY 2021 TAR Regional Lifestyle Kitchen QM 01 1
HOY 2021 TAR Regional Lifestyle Sustainable QM 1

EHAUS EURO, PASSIVE HOUSE CLASSIC

Oakura Cedar Sensation

Carbon Savings

16,619 KG

Heat Savings

93%

This six times 2021 House of the Year winner is a super star. This is what the judges had to say about the property. "Combining functional design with high energy efficiency and excellent workmanship has resulted in this fantastic building and family home. 

This home by Hofmans Builders is a highly energy efficient house with careful planning for solar gain and smart material choices. The selection and execution of spruce and oak timbers complements the carpet, tile, and joinery units incredibly well. With exposed timber elements, this house was complex to build but was finished to a very high standard. It features a clever design, high attention to detail and meticulous construction, making it the regions supreme home. 

This house has truly been built by craftsmen, with the accuracy and skill of the builders being visible across the foundations, walls, and roof. Huge consideration has been given to the set out of the claddings, which are uniform and accurate. The flashings are neat and beautifully installed alongside the multi member columns and screens. It is clear the door hardware and trims have been fitted with consistency in mind, while the tiling is totally faultless, and the internal wall and ceiling linings are of a very high standard." This home has also been independently recognised as a Certified Passive House. 

This home is the winner of six awards in the Registered Master Builder 2021 House of the Year Competition, including winning the Supreme Build for the Taranaki Region. Our architectural, central & build teams are very proud of this incredible project.

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During an interactive design phase, performed primarily via email from overseas, we achieved exactly what we wanted based on our brief – a warm and comfortable home which is also stylish and modern. We are very pleased with the new house. It is just as we had envisioned from the plans, and the performance has been excellent. We have not needed to use any heating and everyone who visits is very impressed as soon as they walk in with the warmth through the house.

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— Ryan and Liz Walkin

Meet the team Behind this project

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Vlada Acimovic

Vlada is an European trained Architect, Certified Passive House designer and passionate to see New Zealand adopt the eHaus approach to building spaces that he has been familiar with for so long in Europe. 

Design Components

Floor
Fully insulated concrete pad with a U-value of 0.182 W/(m²K)
Wall
140mm timber frame U-value of 0.222 W/(m²K)
Roof
Double layer of fibreglass insulation with a U-value of 0.128 W/(m²K)
Window Joinery Frame
ECOWINDOWS - Dopfner Premium IV68 - Wood Alu - Uf value 1.26 W/(m²K)
Glazing
Double Glazed Argon Ug value 1.12 W/(m²K) G Value 65% and double glazed Low-g Argon Ug value 1.00 W/(m²K) G Value 38%
Ventilation
Zehnder ComfoAir 350 MHRV
Hot Water
Ecospring 300L capacity hot water heat pump

Performance Specs

Heating Demand
10.0 kWh/(m²yr)
Heating Load
13.7 W/m²
Frequency of Overheating
0.26% year over 25C
TFA
216.7m2
Form Factor
3.4
Air Leakage @ 50Pa
0.58 ACH
Per Demand
35 kWh/(m²yr)

Consultant: eHaus - Maria Rei

Certifier: Jason Quinn