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Pepper Tree Passive House in New South Wales
8 Aug 2022
Design: Alexander Symes Architect
Location: Illawarra region, New South Wales, Australia

Photos: Barton Taylor
Pepper Tree Passive House, NSW
Pepper Tree Passive House is a small secondary dwelling to a young family?s home in the Australian Illawarra region, perched on a steep site and elevated into the canopy of the site?s eponymous 60 year old Pepper Tree. Built to the international Passive House standard, true sustainability is at the core ethos of the project – embodied between the natural material palette, high performance design and strong biophilic connection. The two cantilevered wings each host a green roof, filled with native Australian plants, blending the building into the landscape.
The secondary dwelling provides a much needed separate office space for the clients? growing company, as well as providing space for guest accommodation and being geared for short-stay accommodation. The works to the existing home improve the thermal comfort of the space and create new entertaining spaces throughout. Between the natural and raw material palette including extensive timber use, endemic rooftop gardens and tree canopy deck, the biophilic connection of the entire site is strengthened with its immediate environment.

Nestled into the tree canopy of the Pepper Tree, the secondary dwelling sits li...