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1st passive house, Changxing Home

Changxing Building Development in South China – design by Peter Ruge Architekten

17 Sep 2014

Grand opening of the 1st passive house in South China

Design: Peter Ruge Architekten

Photographs: Jan Siefke internet

7 Mar 2013

Passive House “Bruck” in Changxing

New low-energy building as model apartment complex in Changxing

Design: Peter Ruge Architekten

Passive House BRUCK

Peter Ruge Architekten sets new standards of sustainability through the design of “Passive Houses”, currently being built in southern China. With a 95% energy saving over that of a conventional Chinese residential building, the Passive House “Bruck” is the first housing of it’s kind to be realized in the countries damp, warm, southern climate. Construction started in February 2013.

images courtesy of Peter Ruge Architekten

Passive Houses Changxing – Building Information

Client: Landsea Europe R&D GmbH, Frankfurt Germany
Architect: Peter Ruge Architekten
Peter Ruge, Kayoko Uchiyama, Matthias Matschewski, Jan Müllender, Alejandra Pérez Siller, Duan Fu
Structural Engineering: Shanghai Landsea Building Technology Co. Ltd, Shanghai
Mechanical & Electrical: Shanghai Landsea Architecture Technology Co. Ltd., Shanghai
Thermal Structural Physics: Passivhaus Institut Dr. Feist, Darmstadt
Location: Changxing, Zheijang Province, P.R. China
Brief: Passive house as a model apartment complex, consisting 36 one room staff flats, 6 two room executive suites and 4 three-bedroom model apartments, entrance hall, common rooms, garage
Scope of services: Establishing the basis of the project, preliminary design, final design, execution documents (HOAI phase 1, 2, 3, 5)
Size GFA Building: 2.200 sqm
Duration: 2011-13
Completion 2013

Passive Houses in Changxing images / information from Peter Ruge Architekten

Peter Ruge Architekten, Germany

Location: Changxing, People’s Republic of China