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One of France’s First Passivhaus is a Wonder of Green Design

07/14/2010
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  • Passivhaus France
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • Passivhaus France
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
    9
  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
    10
  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus upstairs floor plan
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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  • French Passivhaus site plan
    With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.
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Passivhaus France

With the steady rise of the Passivhaus building system, we are being treated to some brilliant new ideas on how to design to the standard. Architecture Firm Karawitz designed this home in Bessancourt, France that hides a wealth of design details within a very traditional rural farmhouse form. The first thing you may notice is the shuttered bamboo skin and the solar panels on the roof -- take a step inside and a modernist, high-craft sensibility takes over. Beauty is much more than skin deep, as the house is the first to receive the Passivhaus certification in the Ile de France region.

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