The Minimalist Box

This is more or less what it will look like.

North and West Sides

Not shown are 18 Photovoltaic panels  which more or less cover half of the north facing slope of the roof. We have also lost the chimney and we are going to replace it with one of those high efficiency wood burning stoves with a stainless steel chimney.
The entire slab inside and out and including the wrap around porch is tiled with the same porcelain faux wood tiles (mid oak)
Ceilings are vaulted.

External cladding is Nutec cement slats that are called "Vermont Planking".

The internal framework consists of steel studs with 50mm of high density polyurethane sheets between dry wall and vermont planking.

All Fenestration, Windows, Doors and Curtain walls are double glazed and the material used for the frames is white powder coated aluminium.

The Roof is white steel IBR sheeting and the ceiling boards are also backed by 50 mm of polystyrene.

the idea is that this house should require very little heating or cooling.

The 18 PV panels on the roof store the power that is generated in 4 Banks (48V each) of 4 Deep Cycle batteries each.

There are separate circuits for lighting (all LED) medium use requirements and high draw appliances etc.

When the batteries are fully charged excess power will be routed to the kid's main board whilst when the batteries are drained we will run a charger from their supply.

South

The South Side is perched under a bank.
There have been some engineering challenges but so far  we have licked them all.


The North side will be extended by adding a 6 metre patio