Cluny House | Guz Architects

Designed by Guz Architects, Cluny House demonstrates how technology, planning, and design can be applied sensitively to generate a comfortable, luxurious, yet sustainable family home.

photography by © Patrick Bingham-Hall

Photovoltaic cells and solar water heaters are employed together with design for passive cooling and cross ventilation to reduce energy usage. Irrigation tanks and roof gardens collect and recycle rainwater, and the use of materials such as recycled teak and artificial timber adds warmth without compromising the finite resources of our environment.

photography by © Patrick Bingham-Hall

The house is laid out around a central water court that forms the focal point of the project. Lushly planted roof gardens surround this and add to the effect that nature is evident in every part of the house.

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Although the house is high tech – using state of the art EIB systems, photovoltaic cells, security systems – these are integrated discreetly and work with the natural environment of the house rather than against it.
This integration of technology and nature deserves special mention in a compelling design that could realistically become the model for sustainable living.

photography by © Patrick Bingham-Hall

Project Info:
Architects: Guz Architects
Area: 1505.0 m2
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Patrick Bingham Hall
Project Name: Cluny House