Tao Leeds eco-apartments
>> Budget of £230,000
• Built using ICF system that can produce U-Values as low as 0.11 W/m2K
• Incorporates timber brie soliel louvers and underfloor heating
• Uses locally sourced material when possible
• Japanese shower system save space and water
• Shortlisted for the RIBA White Rose Awards 2008 <<
Project Type:
architecture
Project Mission/Goal:
2) increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
3) respond to our growing need for clean water, power, shelter, healthcare, education
4) address humanitarian crises
Project Description:
The Tao apartments in Leeds faced plenty of restrictions from the go, despite the developer’s efforts to make it a sustainable building.
The building houses six one-bedroom apartments using a budget of £230,000.
Architecture 2B has designed the apartments with an eye on Japanese design with developer Citu has used building methods from China.
The apartments have timber brie soliel louvers and underfloor heating. They boast wall to wall windows and white, glazed sliding walls. The building also has a safe area to lock away bikes.
The architect has opted for a Japanese shower system which was specifically designed for the Tao building. The baths are such that the bather crouches rather than lies down, making it both a space and water saving system.
Benefits of using ICF
Tao has been built using Beco Wallform’s Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) which provides cheap, fast and highly insulated structures. The system can produce U-Values as low as 0.11 W/m2K.
http://www.architecture2b.com/project/tao
Project Details:
Project Location: Leeds, England
Project Phase: Completed
Project Cost: 230,000 Brittish pounds / 357,000 USD roughly
Square footage:
Concept/Lead Architect(s)/Designer(s): http://www.architecture2b.com/
Project Architect(s)/Designer(s): http://www.architecture2b.com/
Nominated by Vasilios Katsavrias
