客户在2017年委托Mole设计他们的新房子。他们从西南地区的校长岗位上退休后，寻找一个项目来实现一生中的自建目标。该项目的一个关键目标是减少对化石燃料的依赖，并尽量减少退休后的取暖支出。作为一个坚定的环保主义者，客户选择这块地是因为它靠近伦敦的公共交通，有自己种植的空间，以及可以欣赏到沼泽地的迷人景色。
The client commissioned Mole to design their new house in 2017. Retiring from their role as a headteacher in the southwest, they looked for a project to fulfill a lifelong ambition of self-building. A key ambition for the project was to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and minimize expenditure on heating through their retirement. A committed environmentalist, the client chose the plot for proximity via public transport to London, space to grow your own, and the stunning views across the fens.
最终的房子有一个一楼，包括一个开放式的厨房、餐厅和客厅，以及一个有浴室的主卧室。卧室向东看，可以看到日出，客厅的阳台向西看，是观看日落的最佳位置。
一楼是车库、公用设施/引导室、书房和客卧。客户热衷于提前计划，认为这所房子是一个可以度过多年退休生活的地方。考虑到这一点，电梯被纳入其中，并将电源插座置于腰部高度。一个私人的客人卧室被有效地分隔在一楼，在需要的时候可以让照顾者留下来。
The resultant house has a first floor compromising of an open plan kitchen, dining, and living room, and an en-suite master bedroom. All have views across the Fens, the bedroom looking east to catch the sunrise and the living room balcony facing west, a wonderful vantage point to watch the sunset.
On the ground floor are a garage, utility/ boot room, study, and guest bedroom. The client was keen to plan ahead saw the house as a place to spend many years of retirement. With this in mind, a lift was incorporated and placed power sockets at waist height. A private guest bedroom is usefully separated on the ground floor and might allow for a carer to stay when required.
外部外观和覆层的灵感部分来自于沼泽地周围院子里的蔬菜箱，由粗锯的重叠落叶松板组成。在靠近入口和后花园门的地方用更精细的白色染色木材包覆。
The external appearance and cladding were partly inspired by the vegetable crates staked in yards around the fens, composed of rough sawn overlapping larch boards. Finer white stained timber clads areas close to the entrance and rear garden door.
房子是用Passivhaus软件设计的（尽管决定不寻求认证），木制框架盒是由专家Beattie Passive建造的，他们安装并确保了气密性。该房屋超过了Passivhaus的气密性要求，达到0.36。
The house was designed using the Passivhaus software (although it was decided not to seek certification) and the timber frame cassettes were constructed by specialists Beattie Passive, who erected and ensured airtightness. The house exceeds the airtightness requirements of Passivhaus, achieving 0.36.
自2019年完工以来，客户一直在努力监测能源性能。设计了两个小板式散热器，用于最冷的日子，这些散热器几乎没有出现过。总的能源使用量远远低于Passivhaus标准，当在电表上测量时，120平方米的房子使用45Kw/h/m2/Annum.由屋顶安装的光伏板补充，提供额外的15Kw/h/m2/Annum。客户对环境友好型建筑的承诺延伸到了内部装修和性能方面。一楼铺设了天然亚麻地板，墙壁和木制品使用了低VOC涂料。废弃的木材被重新用于制作花园家具，雨水被收集起来用于灌溉生产性花园。
客户是一个热衷于园艺的人，一个富有成效而又自然的花园以野花草场、自然施肥植物和菜地为特色。
Since being completed in 2019 the client has monitored energy performance diligently. Designed with two small panel radiators for use on the very coldest of days, these have barely seen action. Total energy use is well below Passivhaus standards, when measured at the meter, with the 120m2 house using 45Kw/h/m2/Annum. supplemented by roof-mounted PV panels, giving an extra 15Kw/h/m2/Annum. The client’s commitment to environmentally sensitive build extended to internal finishes as well as performance. Natural Linoleum flows throughout the first floor, and low VOC paints were used to finish walls and woodwork. Waste timber was reused for garden furniture, and rainwater is harvested to irrigate the productive garden.
The client is a keen gardener and a productive, yet natural garden features wildflower meadows, natural fertilizing plants, and vegetable plots.
Wuduhus是一个例子，说明了如何以最小的预算建造一个紧凑的家庭住宅，达到最高的节能标准。客户表现出对可持续发展的承诺，并为自己提供了一个保护地球和自己在退休期间免受未来能源价格上涨影响的房子（当收入固定时）。 在适度的预算下建造的房子显示了客户不加修饰的方法，首先集中在结构上，是对其环境的回应，实用但丰富，提高生活质量。
Wuduhus is an example of how to build a compact family house on a minimal budget to the highest performing energy conservation standards. The client has shown commitment to sustainable practices and delivered themself a house that protects the planet and themself from future energy price rises, during their retirement (when incomes are fixed) Built to modest budgets the house demonstrates the client no frills approach concentrating on the fabric first, and is a response to its context, pragmatic but rich and life enhancing.
Architects: Mole Architects
Area : 120 m²
Year : 2019
Photographs :Matt Smith Architectural Photography
Manufacturers : Boen, Osmo, Velfac, Aritco
Lead Architects : Ian Bramwell, Susie Newman
City : Ramsey Heights
Country : United Kingdom