Mulibwanji Margaret River WA
The house was built over four years from 2004-2007.Mulibwange is
located 4km from the Coastline and 4km from the Margaret town centre. The house
was built in three stages. The house now accommodates up to 25 people in three separate living areas.
The Muilbwange building is 500m2 and is situated on a special rural block of 3 hectares. The design of the two first stages were by Craig and Judy Fisher and incorporated into a pre-existing designed building that had been previously approved for building. This building was altered to conform conform to eco-design strategies.
The area is situated in a Mediterranean climate The Mulibwange building is 500m2 and was built in 3 stages. The rural block it is situated on is 3 Hectares. The first two stages of the building used mainly recycled materials and is a timber frame construction with cedar board cladding, cement polished floors and local trees used as supports inside the building. A large bank of windows on the northern side provides passive solar heating. and large windows on the southern side provide light.
The third stage was built using rammed limestone and timber construction. All ground floor rooms have direct access to the exterior of the building through large french doors. The the northern and western corner of the house has two banks of bi fold doors which open out onto a large verandahs and join to the surrounding parkland area. The northern side of the building has large windows providing heating in the winter and the verandahs provide protection from the heat in the summer. The large thermal mass of the rammed earth which was used extensively in the building of the third stage provides a remarkably constant temperature within the building. Heating in the Winter is provided by a large wood space heater with a long flu that extends through a large double volume area which is vented into the upstairs area. The upstairs area is built into the pitch of the roof using three dormers to extend the living area.
Water is captured from the roof and kept in two tanks totalling 175000 liters. Due to the long hot summers of the Mediterranean climate this water storage is required to sustain the water requirements over the summer. The sewage is fed through an above ground leach drain and a large vegetable garden is situated over the drain to provide moisture and nutrients to the plants. Chickens are kept on site to provide eggs.
Solar water heating provides the hot water supply to the building. A solar farm is being planned for the site which will provide a 30KW capacity which will feed back into the grid and will provide income of 30k per year over and above the energy requirements of the house.
The Muilbwange building is 500m2 and is situated on a special rural block of 3 hectares. The design of the two first stages were by Craig and Judy Fisher and incorporated into a pre-existing designed building that had been previously approved for building. This building was altered to conform conform to eco-design strategies.
The area is situated in a Mediterranean climate The Mulibwange building is 500m2 and was built in 3 stages. The rural block it is situated on is 3 Hectares. The first two stages of the building used mainly recycled materials and is a timber frame construction with cedar board cladding, cement polished floors and local trees used as supports inside the building. A large bank of windows on the northern side provides passive solar heating. and large windows on the southern side provide light.
The third stage was built using rammed limestone and timber construction. All ground floor rooms have direct access to the exterior of the building through large french doors. The the northern and western corner of the house has two banks of bi fold doors which open out onto a large verandahs and join to the surrounding parkland area. The northern side of the building has large windows providing heating in the winter and the verandahs provide protection from the heat in the summer. The large thermal mass of the rammed earth which was used extensively in the building of the third stage provides a remarkably constant temperature within the building. Heating in the Winter is provided by a large wood space heater with a long flu that extends through a large double volume area which is vented into the upstairs area. The upstairs area is built into the pitch of the roof using three dormers to extend the living area.
Water is captured from the roof and kept in two tanks totalling 175000 liters. Due to the long hot summers of the Mediterranean climate this water storage is required to sustain the water requirements over the summer. The sewage is fed through an above ground leach drain and a large vegetable garden is situated over the drain to provide moisture and nutrients to the plants. Chickens are kept on site to provide eggs.
Solar water heating provides the hot water supply to the building. A solar farm is being planned for the site which will provide a 30KW capacity which will feed back into the grid and will provide income of 30k per year over and above the energy requirements of the house.
