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Alvara

Alvara

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Studio Renna

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2019

The Alder Pavilion

Three timber volumes set into a second-growth clearing.

The Alder Pavilion in a forest clearing under overcast light

The house

Renna split the brief into three: one volume to live in, one to sleep in, one to work in, connected by a covered walkway that leaves you outside for a few paces between each. In February that is a decision you notice.

The clearing was already there — no trees were taken. The pavilions sit on screw piles so the root systems run underneath undisturbed, and the whole thing could be removed in a fortnight leaving nothing but holes.

What makes it

Three separate volumes on a covered walkway

Three separate volumes on a covered walkway

Screw-pile foundations, no excavation

Screw-pile foundations, no excavation

Douglas fir structure left exposed throughout

Douglas fir structure left exposed throughout

Certified passive standard

Certified passive standard

Guide price

$3,950,000

3 bd · 3 ba · 288 m²

Architect

Architect

Studio Renna

Completed

Completed

2019

Internal area

Internal area

288 m²

Plot

Plot

4,800 m²

Tenure

Tenure

Freehold

EPC

EPC

A

Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

Alder Hollow

Photographs

Living pavilion

Kitchen

Sleeping pavilion

Evening elevation

The Alder Pavilion in a forest clearing under overcast light

Specification

What is
in it

Interior

Exposed Douglas fir frame

Exposed Douglas fir frame

Triple glazing throughout

Triple glazing throughout

Cast concrete hearth

Cast concrete hearth

Built-in study joinery

Built-in study joinery

Exterior

Four-point-eight acre clearing

Four-point-eight acre clearing

Covered timber walkway

Covered timber walkway

Spring-fed pond

Spring-fed pond

Wood store for two winters

Wood store for two winters

Services

Air-source heat pump

Air-source heat pump

Passive-standard airtightness

Passive-standard airtightness

Photovoltaic array

Photovoltaic array

Private borehole

Private borehole

Where it is

Alder Hollow

Second-growth forest with a dozen clearings, most of them spoken for.

Second-growth forest with a dozen clearings, most of them spoken for.

Houses among mature alder and fir at Alder Hollow, with mown clearings and stone paths

47.5511 N - 122.3308 W

Alder Hollow

7 listed

31 days median

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