Article source: CplusC Architectural Workshop 

Located in a former light industrial area, AQUAS PERMA SOLAR FIRMA reconsiders the terrace typology stamped along Sydney’s streets without regard for the environment and instead provides a site sensitive response to a functional rather than prescriptive brief. With amenities aplenty at their doorstep, such as Sydney Park which is a short walk away the clients were keen to experiment how their site might work harder for them in the realms of energy and food production, utilising every square metre efficiently.

AQUAS PERMA SOLAR FIRMA is a home tailored to the needs of a modern, environmentally conscious and socially responsible couple. Our most sustainable project to date, it includes an aquaponics system for fish harvesting, rain water storage for use throughout the home, a wicking bed to filter water, compost, a worm farm and chicken coop working in harmony with a productive vegetable garden, an evacuated glass tube solar hot water system and a 3KW photovoltaic power generation system to run the home and charge the couple’s electric car.

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• Architects: CplusC Architectural Workshop
• Project: Aquas Perma Solar Firma
• Location: Alexandria, Australia

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