Christie Walk - Adelaide inner-City

Located on a 1,500 square metre site, with mild temperature ranges in Winter between 7
and 15 Degrees Celsius, and between 19 and 32 Degrees in summer, this inner-City Adelaide
development is a remarkable example of energy efficient design and sustainable attitude.

Every building incorporates high thermal mass to help store that much needed winter heat,
double glazing on most windows to keep the heat in and some have clerestorey roofs to
maximise daylight and vent warm air to the rear of the dwellings. The designers incorporated
extensive use of recycled materials and each residence has solar hot water. A roof garden
mounted collective photovoltaic array will be a feature of the apartment building.

This is a City development that uses very high levels of insulation and thermal mass with a
range of orientation and ventilation options to create medium to high density climate
responsive dwellings. The site includes 2 and 3 storey straw-bale cottages, 3 storey row town
houses and 6 apartments. Only recycled and plantation timbers have been used in the
construction and Various climate response configurations have been employed. No fossil-fuel
is fired for heating or airconditioning. The houses are naturally warmed and cooled to create
a naturally comfortable lifestyle for the occupants.

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