Atelier About Architecture defined the program of the house W in Beijing as well as the sizes and positions of the windows on the basis of the site and sunlight. The outside walls wrapped with 150mm insulation panels, plus the huge glass box in the atrium, provide continuous heat in winter.
House W
Atelier About Architecture defined the program of House W in Beijing as well as the sizes and positions of the windows on the basis of the sunlight and the site.
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- 10 July 2017
- Beijing
AAA also invited the Architecture and Technology Research Institute of Tsinghua University to carry out a half-year professional examination after the realization of House W with the aspiration of building a passive house that completely meets international standards. AAA made careful measurements on each independent room according to their use, and have defined the volume of each space by column width of 6 meters instead of blindly maximizing the space.
House W, Beijing
Program: single family house
Architect: Atelier About Architecture
Structure consultant: Liu Su
Lighting consultant: Zhou Hongliang
Energy efficiency consultant: Wang Jincheng
Facade consultant: Tang Binfeng
Area: 1,200 sqm
Completion: 2017