Let’s say that you found yourself in a possession of a lovely site with an old and dilapidated house. What is the green thing to do? Well, the Riddel Architecture team of David Gole and Emma Scragg decided to take the old house, dismantle it, and create an entirely new one with the materials from the replaced house. Spotted on Dexigner, the resulting Hill End Ecohouse reuses almost 95%of the existing building materials and features photovoltaic and solar-thermal arrays, a rainwater recycling system and smart climate-oriented design.
The 260 square-meter house is located in Hill End, in Brisbane, Australia. The goal was to create a house as stylish and livable as it is environmentally friendly. To achieve this goal, the architects quickly realized that it was imperative to work with their builders, Robert Peagram Builders.
During the deconstruction, they removed windows and doors (pretty much the only items sent for recycling), salvaged timber flooring, and took as much as they could from the structure to save for future reuse. Even the old bathroom floor was recycled to use as pavers in the landscape..........read more
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