Description

Sg Mas Alba is a single-family home located in Sant Pere de Ribes, on a steeply sloped plot, which defines the design of the house on two levels: the first floor, where the main access and daytime areas are located, and the ground floor, open to the garden, where the bedrooms are located.

The house was designed by the SG Arq architecture practice and certified by Oliver Style of Praxis Resilient Buildings as Passivhaus Classic.

Outer walls are made of honeycomb ceramic brick, insulated with external insulation. The terraces and flat roofs are made of concrete slabs, insulated with XPS insulation. The light external colours of the walls and roofs increase the reflection of solar radiation in the summer and reduce cooling demand- a typical vernacular passive strategy throughout the Mediterranean.

The windows include PVC frames with double glazing and external venetian blinds with adjustable slat angles for controlling solar gains. A Zehnder mechanical ventilation system with heat and humidity recovery provides optimum air quality and removal of excess humidity. Heating and cooling are provided by an air-source heat pump and indoor ducted split units. Domestic hot water is generated by a high-efficiency air-to-water heat pump, both made by Panasonic.

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Photos: Sg Arq