Exterior 1
Halifax County, NS
St Margarets Bay
Keywords: passive
Exterior 2
Primary residence; in-home office
$171/month electric, $175 x 3 wood, Re-stain siding, 3-yr rotation.
Two acres, drumlin, sloped, lots of boulders
Main Floor - Dining Room
This beautiful, modern and energy efficient Passive Solar home is set on 1.5 private wooded acres in Three Brooks subdivision in Hubley, Nova Scotia., Designed and custom built in 2000 by renowned solar designer Don Roscoe. Open-concept and aesthetically stunning with two stories, three (plus) bedrooms and three bathrooms. House is built on engineered slab, with remarkable design elements which celebrate the positioning of sun and daylight into the living spaces, as well as the orientation to the natural outdoor environment - keeping the house cool in summer and warm in winter., Interior is a must see with custom woodwork throughout, including Birch hardwood kitchen cabinets and Maple hardwood stair railings., A truly unique passive solar house design which will reduce your carbon footprint, energy costs, energy expenditures and operating costs for space heating. Wood frame, pine clad, Don Roscoe design, engineered slab, in-floor warm air recirculation ducts. Two storey both-grade entry.
Main Floor - Dining Room WIndows
Very good functionality & aesthetics, Good air quality, Excellent natural light, Naturally cool in the summertime, House matched to land.
Studio - additional supply duct possibly. Second operable window.
Main Floor - Entrance
Main Floor - Kitchen
Main Floor - Living Room
Main Floor - Studio
Upper Floor - Hallway
Upper Floor - Sitting Room